Welcome to the Student Study Site

Welcome to the student study site for Our Social World: Introduction to Sociology, Third Edition Media Update by Jeanne H. Ballantine and Keith A. Roberts. These materials are designed to enhance your experience using this introductory sociology textbook, and increase your understanding of this interesting and relevant subject.

The following resources are included on this site:

Chapter Resources

Web Quizzes
Quick online quizzes will help you prepare for class and review for exams.

Flashcards
Review key terms and concepts from each chapter with this handy tool.

Internet Exercises
Explore sociology using these suggested websites and challenging exercises.

Recommended Readings
Delve deeper into topics for projects and papers using suggested reading lists.

Audio Links
These audio resources correspond with the icons in your text.

Video Links
These videos correspond with the icons in your text.

Journal Article Links
These journal articles correspond with the icons in your text.

Handbook Links
These handbook articles correspond with the icons in your text.

Encyclopedia Links
These encyclopedia entries correspond with the icons in your text.

Learning From SAGE Journal Articles

Full-text journal articles have been selected for each of the books’ sixteen chapters, complete with discussion questions to help you interpret the original research and scholarly papers. In addition, you will find guides on “How to Read a Journal Article” and “How to Critique a Journal Article” to help you tackle your assignments.

Acknowledgments and Thanks

Thanks to Jeanne Ballantine and Keith Roberts for writing this excellent textbook.  Thanks are also due Amanda Damarin (Georgia Perimeter College), Leighton Vila (Virgnia Tech) and Laura McCloud (Ohio State University) for preparing the materials on this site.