The 22 half-hour videos in The Way We Live provide the context for learning and help move key concepts from the abstract to the concrete for the learner.

The textbooks selected for the The Way We Live are Sociology and Society: The Basics (Prentice Hall). These best-selling texts offer students a global perspective to help them better understand their own lives; the most current research in the field of sociology and relevant examples; and opportunities to explore social diversity while critically examining the issues and challenges facing society.

About the author: John Macionis is Professor and Distinguished Scholar of Sociology at Kenyon College. His publications are wide-ranging, focusing on community life in the United States, interpersonal intimacy in families, effective teaching, humor, new information technology, and the importance of global education.

The Study Guide, authored by Stephen Light, Ph. D. , SUNY Plattsburgh, and keyed to both textbooks, provides important lesson information and learning aids to enhance the course experience.

The online materials for this course, authored by Richard Sweeney, Modesto Junior College, are keyed to both textbook options and provide additional content, discussion topics, critical thinking activities, and assessment questions.

A faculty guide and exam bank, also keyed to both textbooks, is available to institutions that license The Way We Live. The faculty guide is designed to help instructors teaching the course.