Welcome to the SAGE edge site Our Social World, Sventh Edition, by Jeanne H. Ballantine, Keith A. Roberts, and Kathleen Odell Korgen. 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.

• an open-access site that makes it easy for students to maximize their study time, anywhere, anytime;
• video resources that bring concepts to life, are tied to learning objectives, and are curated and produced exclusively for this text;
• eFlashcards that strengthen understanding of key terms and concepts;

• eQuizzes that allow students to practice and assess how much they’ve learned and where they need to focus their attention;
• learning objectives that reinforce the most important material;
• exclusive access to influential SAGE journal and reference content that ties important research and scholarship to chapter concepts to strengthen learning; and meaningful Web links that facilitate student use of Internet resources, further exploration of topics, and responses to critical thinking questions.