Welcome to the SociologyOnline preview! We have created this site to provide an overview of a new course work package for introductory sociology. The textbook authored by Lynn Nelson, Sociology in Global Perspective, is its central resource. At the web site SociologyOnline, the textbook is integrated with additional tools for active learning that invite students to explore the social world in a new way.

Human relations of every kind are being profoundly reshaped by global developments, and the underlying rationale for Sociology in Global Perspective is that sociological insight is vital to understanding these changes and their implications.

The textbook is an historically grounded introduction that focuses on what we have learned through leading-edge research, and also what is at issue -- from the personal and local levels to the transnational. The chapters are springboards for lively engagement with questions of sociological significance. In joining the textbook with online resources for interaction and research, SociologyOnline aims to provide an environment for effective teaching and learning -- one that brings the power of information technology to the classroom in a compelling format and complements a broad variety of instructional approaches.

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To learn more about the different sections of SociologyOnline, select the links on the left side of your screen. (If your screen does not show all of these items, they also appear at the bottom of this frame.)

• Three chapters of Sociology in Global Perspective are available in this preview, along with an audio tour that highlights key features of the textbook. When the SociologyOnline web site is adopted for courses, students can use online and hard copy versions of the textbook together, taking advantage of the benefits that are offered by each format. A Textbook search engine provides straightforward and quick access to keywords throughout the book.

• A variety of online enhancements are available at the Internet cafe, including message boards that are suitable for both asynchronous and real time discussions.
  
  
• In the Course guidebook area, your own course materials will be blended with the other pages of SociologyOnline to provide a set of learning resources that are fully customized to your class. This structure is designed to complement the unique teaching approach of each individual professor, and it is also compatible with course management software such as Blackboard, WebCT and MetaCollege.

• We are sometimes asked, "What special procedures do I need to learn for SociologyOnline?" The answer is, "Hardly any!" The web site is designed to be fully accessible to both instructors and students from the start, without detailed instructions. For additional information about using SociologyOnline in the classroom, see the FAQ page.
  
  
• For pricing and an examination review request form, please select the Contact us link.

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Text and web authored by Lynn D. Nelson.
Graphic illustrations by Irina Y. Kuzes.

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