Our Social World: Introduction to Sociology (6th Edition) – eBook

About The Author

Jeanne H. Ballantine

Dr. Jeanne H. Ballantine is an Emerita Professor of Sociology at Wright State University in Ohio, which has around 17,000 students. She's also taught at a number of four-year colleges, including an "alternative" college and a historically Black college, as well as international programmes at universities around the world.

Dr. Ballantine has been teaching introductory sociology for more than 30 years, with the goal of introducing newcomers to the field and assisting sociology students in seeing its utility and value. She has been a leader in the teaching movement, helping to shape curriculum, write and present research on teaching, and provide workshops and consulting in regional, national, and international settings. She is a Fulbright Senior Scholar and a consultant and evaluator for the Departmental Resources Group.

Jeanne has written several textbooks with the intention of reaching out to students.
She scoured the literature on student learning and served as a mentor to teachers in a variety of disciplines as the founding director of Wright State University's Center for Teaching and Learning. Her teaching and contributions to helping others become effective teachers have been recognised by local, regional, and national organisations.

Kathleen O. Korgen

Dr. Kathleen Odell Korgen is an associate professor of sociology at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. She enjoys showing her students how sociology is a very useful discipline and how "Sociologists in Action" make a difference in society. From Black to Biracial, Crossing the Racial Divide, Multiracial Americans and Social Class, Race Policy and Multiracial Americans are some of her published works on race relations and racial identity.

Professor Kogen's teaching textbooks include Our Social World, Sociologists in Action, The Engaged Sociologist, and Social Problems in Action, in addition to Sociology in Action. Kathy is also the editor of The Cambridge Handbook of Sociology (Cambridge University Press).

Keith A. Roberts

Dr. Keith Alan Roberts (late) was Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Hanover College in Indiana. In 2000, he received the Hans Mauksch Award for Distinguished Contributions to Undergraduate Sociology from the ASA Section on Teaching and Learning, and in 2010, his work in the scholarship of learning and teaching was recognized with the American Sociological Association’s Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award.