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Routledge publishes quality textbooks in a variety of disciplines and course subjects. We are committed to providing course materials to instructors and students that are both engaging and innovative. You can learn more about our textbooks by viewing our featured selections below in Sociology. You can also browse textbooks in all subjects or check out our companion websites.

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  1. Religion in Today’s World: Global Issues, Sociological Perspectives

    Religion is a major force in contemporary society. It is also one of the least understood social and political influences on individuals and communities. In this innovative collection of original essays and classic readings, experts explore the significance of contemporary religiosity: as a source of meaning and motivation, how it unites and divides us, and how it is used politically and culturally. Readers will be introduced to the broad debates in ways that will equip them to analyze, discuss, and make their own judgments about religion and society. This book should be read by anyone interested in understanding religion as a central source of meaning and politics, and is ideally suited for undergraduate teaching on religion and social issues and from a global perspective.

  2. New 2nd edition of Criminology by Tim Newburn!

    We'll be publishing a new, completely revised and updated edition of 'the bible of criminology' this January! 

    With new case studies, a full new chapter on Green Criminology, and a brand-new companion website, this is the essential introductory textbook to the field of criminology!

  3. Visual Sociology

    New Textbooks from Routledge Sociology

    Visual Sociology is one of our most exciting new textbooks, but we've got a lot more!  Take a look at some of our key Sociology textbooks, covering topics like celebrity society, the appropriateness of punishment, mobility in modern life, and an introduction to the burgeoning field of Chinese Sociology.

  4. Surviving Dictatorship, Book of the Month, April 2012

    Jacqueline Adams' Surviving Dictatorship focuses on shantytown women in Pinochet's Chile, examining how they join groups to cope with exacerbated impoverishment and targeted repression, and how this leads them into very varied forms of resistance aimed at self-protection, community-building, and mounting an offensive.

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  5. Featured Book: Social Theory Re-Wired

    The unique website materials help make the readings in this collection vibrant, understandable, and relevant to your students' lives.

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  6. Applied Statistics for the Social and Health Sciences, Book of the Month, March 2012

    Rachel Gordon's Applied Statistics for the Social and Health Sciences is for graduate courses that cover basic univariate and bivariate statistics and regression models for nominal and ordinal outcomes, as well as ordinary least squares regression.

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  7. Social Theory Re-Wired, Book of the Month, February 2012

    The unique website materials help make the readings in this anthology vibrant, understandable, and relevant to your students' lives.

    Request you complimentary exam copy or view the companion website.

  8. Featured Book: Applied Statistics for the Social and Health Sciences

    Rachel Gordon's Applied Statistics for the Social and Health Sciences is for graduate courses that cover basic univariate and bivariate statistics and regression models for nominal and ordinal outcomes, as well as ordinary least squares regression.

    Request your complimentary exam copy today!

  9. The Womanist Idea, Book of the Month, January 2012

    Following on the heels of The Womanist Reader, Layli Maparyan's The Womanist Idea offers a comprehensive, systematic analysis of womanism.

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  10. Featured Book: Ferry Tales

    Ferry Tales explores mobility, place, and time on the British Columbia coast. On the basis of almost 400 interviews with ferry passengers and over 250 ferry journeys, Phillip Vannini reflects on the consequences of ferry dependence on island and coastal communities.

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