Welcome to the Companion Website

SAGE edge offers a robust online environment you can access anytime, anywhere, and features an impressive array of free tools and resources to keep you on the cutting edge of your learning experience.

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George Ritzer’s Introduction to Sociology, shows students the relevance of the introductory sociology course to their lives. While providing a rock-solid foundation, Ritzer illuminates traditional sociological concepts and theories, as well as some of the most compelling contemporary social phenomena: globalization, consumer culture, the Internet, and the “McDonaldization” of society. As technology flattens the globe, students are challenged to apply a sociological perspective to their world, and to see how “public” sociologists are engaging with the critical issues of today.

Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge George Ritzer for writing an excellent text. Special thanks are also due to Marilyn Chamberlin of Western Carolina University, Orit Hirsh of Kingsborough Community College, and Gary Titchener of Des Moines Area Community College for developing the ancillaries on this site.