Social Things: An Introduction to the Sociological Life

In fifteen years, Charles Lemert's Social Things has become a much-loved modern classic among teachers, students, and many other readers. It introduces the sociological imagination through lively, memorable stories and interpretations. This fifth edition celebrates the book's fifteenth anniversary with important updates, an entirely new chapter that addresses the environmental challenges in our global world and many additions that bring the history of sociology up-to-date.… (plus)

In fifteen years, Charles Lemert's Social Things has become a much-loved modern classic among teachers, students, and many other readers. It introduces the sociological imagination through lively, memorable stories and interpretations. This fifth edition celebrates the book's fifteenth anniversary with important updates, an entirely new chapter that addresses the environmental challenges in our global world and many additions that bring the history of sociology up-to-date.