Highlights of the DIGITAL UPDATE (available now)

UPDATED - Data-rich interactive maps, figures, and tables with Social Explorer technology let students interact with real data to explore the concepts they’ve just read about. For the Digital Update, all interactive data visualizations have been updated with the latest available data.
UPDATED - Current Event Bulletins bring currency into your classroom with author-written articles that connect key concepts with real-life current events. Our authors regularly add new or revised articles to ensure that your students have relevant examples to help them engage with the course. New and updated articles include the following:

UPDATED - The Sociological Approach to Gun Violence
NEW - Deepfakes and Dark money
UPDATED - Population Projections
NEW - DACA Supreme Court Ruling
UPDATED - Tobacco Nation
UPDATED - UN Climate Change Report
NEW - Black Lives Matter
UPDATED - The Year of the Woman
NEW - June 2020 Protests
NEW - Marijuana Legalization
NEW - Title VII and LGBTQ
UPDATED - Legal Age to Marry
UPDATED - College Cheating Scandal
NEW - COVID-19 and Race
UPDATED - Terrorism and Social Media
UPDATED - Black Lives Matter and Social Change

NEW - Voice-activated technology gives students the power to listen on Amazon Alexa-enabled or Google Assistant-enabled devices using simple voice commands.
UPDATED - Revised material throughout the text reflects the latest events and trends. Here’s a sampling of topics that receive new and updated coverage:

the 2016 presidential race
the Trump administration

the border wall, immigration bans, separation at the border
2017 tax reform
transgender rights and workplace protections

the 2018 midterm elections

composition of the Senate and the House
growing political polarization

population changes in terms of race and ethnicity
debates over immigration
climate change
the #TakeAKnee movement to protest racial injustice
the impact of redlining (mapping inequality)
women in STEM fields
the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements to address sexual harassment
historic women’s marches
marijuana legalization
the rising use of e-cigarettes and the FDA’s investigations into e-cigarette-related deaths
the fourth Industrial Revolution
the college admissions cheating scandal
the future of the Affordable Care Act

Engaging features illuminate key issues in the discipline

Voices features provide the personal views of those affected by a social problem. Topics covered include:

Your Fears, My Realities
Does the Doctor’s Gender Matter?
A Letter from Timothy McVeigh

A Closer Look features elaborate on specific topics in detail. Topics covered include:

Undemocratic Elections in a Democracy?
The Poorest Communities in the United States
Technology and Toxic Waste

Social Problems in Global Perspective features illustrate how other societies deal with particular social problems. Topics covered include:

China’s One-Child Policy
The Developed World Turns Gray
Mexico’s Drug War

Social Policy features look at policy issues and highlight social policies that work to alleviate particular social problems. Topics covered include:

Halden, The World’s Most Humane Prison
Drug Decriminalization In Portugal
The Swedish Welfare State

Looking Toward the Future features examine trends concerning the social problems under consideration at the beginning of a new millennium. Topics covered include:

Righting the Urban–Suburban Imbalance
Transit-Oriented Development
The Childswap Society: A Fable

Speaking to Students features address issues especially pertinent to college students. Topics covered include:

Got Privilege? Studying What It Means to Be White
Moving Back Home
Recruiting an All-Volunteer Military

Dynamic content designed for the way today's students read, think, and learn brings concepts to life

The Pearson Originals docuseries is a series of high-quality social impact videos that exemplify and humanize key sociological concepts. These videos illustrate a variety of social issues and current events, creating opportunities for students to further develop their understanding of sociology. They help students connect with stories on a personal level, view people with greater empathy, and contextualize core concepts.
The Revel^® mobile app lets students read, practice, and study — anywhere, anytime, on any device. Content is available both online and offline, and the app syncs work across all registered devices automatically, giving students great flexibility to toggle between phone, tablet, and laptop as they move through their day. The app also lets students set assignment notifications to stay on top of all due dates.
The Revel audio playlist lets students listen and learn as they go.
Assessments tied to primary chapter sections, as well as full chapter exams, test student understanding of the concepts presented in the chapter and provide immediate feedback. These assessments allow students to test their understanding of the material as they read as well as enable instructors to track progress.
The writing functionality in Revel enables educators to integrate writing — among the best ways to foster and assess critical thinking — into the course without significantly impacting their grading burden.

Self-paced Journaling Prompts throughout the narrative encourage students to express their thoughts without breaking stride in their reading.
Assignable Shared Writing Activities direct students to share written responses with classmates, fostering peer discussion.
Essays integrated directly within Revel allow instructors to assign the precise writing tasks they need for the course.

Highlighting, note taking, and a glossary let students read and study however they like. Educators can add notes for students, too, including reminders or study tips.

Superior assignability, tracking, and pedagogical tools help educators make sure students are completing their reading and understanding core concepts

The assignment calendar allows educators to indicate precisely which readings must be completed on which dates. This clear, detailed schedule helps students stay on task by eliminating any ambiguity as to which material will be covered during each class. When they understand exactly what is expected of them, students are better motivated to keep up.
The performance dashboard empowers educators to monitor class assignment completion as well as individual student achievement. Actionable information, such as points earned on quizzes and tests and time on task, helps educators intersect with their students in meaningful ways. For example, the trending column reveals whether students' grades are improving or declining, helping educators to identify students who might need help to stay on track.
LMS integration provides institutions, instructors, and students easy access to their Revel courses via Blackboard Learn™, Canvas™, Brightspace by D2L™, and Moodle™. With single sign-on, students can be ready to access an interactive blend of authors' narrative, media, and assessment on their first day. Flexible, on-demand grade synchronization capabilities allow educators to control exactly which grades should be transferred to their LMS Gradebook.

Revel is built for digital learning, but we've got you covered if you need print, too

Revel gives students everything they need in an integrated digital learning environment. But if students need a loose-leaf print reference to complement their Revel experience, they can purchase one from within their Revel course at any time.

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