#### How to use the Media Guide

The Media Guide provides an overview of every media asset offered to complement the textbook. The Guide, an Excel spreadsheet, organizes all media by chapter and learning objective. A supplemental Word document is also provided which gives an overview of the questions for the premium videos. Questions can be found in "Quizzes" for testing purposes. You may use these documents as a quick reference to help you review and select media assets and assessments for use in your course.

#### How to use the SAGE News Clips Quizzes

All videos are access code-protected and reside in the VitalSource Interactive eBook. The videos have been carefully selected to match the corresponding chapter's overarching theme and core concepts and include an introductory paragraph that provides the sociological context for each news clipping. If you would like to require that students watch any or all of the videos and issue a quiz to ensure compliance, the quiz for each video can be accessed in the "Quizzes" section of your course. In that section, you’ll be able to review and edit each assessment to fit your needs. Assessments can be deployed at your discretion.

#### How to use the Pre-Test and Post-Test

Every chapter includes approximately 10 Pre-Test questions and 20 Post-Test questions. Both are included in the "Quizzes" section of your course, where you’ll be able to review and edit each assessment to fit your needs. Assessments can be deployed at your discretion.

Pre-Test questions were created to test students' basic knowledge and comprehension of a chapter's learning objectives. Pre-Tests are usually assigned immediately after a student reads a chapter, but before they are required to demonstrate mastery of the material. They are an effective way to ensure students are prepared before coming to class.

Post-Test questions were created to test students' mastery of the material. They go beyond basic knowledge and comprehension questions by also including multiple-choice and true/false questions that require students to apply and analyze the chapter concepts.

#### How to use the Test Bank

Each chapter includes approximately 80-90 Test Bank questions including multiple choice, true/false, and essay questions. Please note: only multiple choice and true/false questions will automatically feed your gradebook. If you issue the essay questions in a test or quiz, you will need to grade them. Test Bank questions are organized by chapter and difficulty level (Easy, Medium, or Hard) and can be accessed in the "Quizzes" section of your course.

If you want to create a printed test or quiz for use in class, please use ExamView, which is available on the Instructor Resources site.

#### How to use the SAGE Journal Articles

EXCLUSIVE, influential SAGE journal and reference content, built into course materials, strengthens learning and exposes students to important research and scholarship tied to chapter concepts. The journal articles are included in Student Resources.

#### How to use ExamView

If you plan to use any of the tests or quizzes provided in your Coursepack, click on the above link (How to use ExamView) to access the SAGE instructor resources website. There, click on “Test Bank”, find the “Electronic Test Bank” section, and click on “ExamView for (select your computer’s operating system)” to download the installer file. After you’ve unzipped and run the setup file which will load the ExamView software and quiz banks on to your computer, you can create and use printable versions of any test available in the Coursepack.

If you do not have your own SAGE account, or if your password does not work, please contact Textbook Technical Support at 1 (800) 818-7243 ext. 7080 [toll free] / 1 (805) 410-7080 [direct] or textbookstechsupport@sagepub.com.

#### How to use the SAGE Data Map Quizzes

SAGE data maps provide the opportunity for deeper analysis of themes, concepts, and graphs/charts in each chapter. Students are asked a series of multiple choice, true/false, and short answer questions that require them to interact with the map's data. If you would like to assign these map quizzes, you'll find them in "Quizzes".

#### How to use TRAILS Resources

TRAILS is an online, modular (by topic and type of teaching tool) and searchable database that reflects a major innovation in the creation and dissemination of peer-reviewed teaching resources. These carefully selected resources range from sample syllabi to in-class simulations to research paper assignments. All submissions to TRAILS undergo a two stage peer review process using public criteria based on empirically proven best practices in higher education. All links are organized by chapter and can be used to aid lectures, break up class time, or assign as independent work to students.

#### How to use the MCAT Mapping Guide

The MCAT Exam now includes sections dedicated to sociology. This guide maps chapter content to the Foundational Concepts and Content Categories in Section 3 of the MCAT test. The guide pinpoints specific areas and sociological concepts for pre-med students, planning to take the MCAT prep course and exam.