Whether to accompany Introduction to Sociology, Third Edition, by Anthony Giddens and Mitchell Duneier, or other assigned texts, Readings for Sociology provides students engaging selections that reveal the complexities of our social world and offer insights into sociological analysis. Readings for Sociology includes selections from popular and academic journals as well as lively book excerpts. All of the selections help the reader reach a new level of sociological understanding While Readings for Sociology is comprehensive in its scope, offering a wide range of selections on the standard topics in the introductory course, its emphasis is particular on social inequality and race, class, and gender.