Phil Zuckerman is Professor of Sociology at Pitzer College, and the founding chair of the nation’s first Secular Studies Program. He is the author of several books, including What It Means to Be Moral, The Nonreligious, Living the Secular Life, Faith No More, and Society Without God, and the editor of several volumes, including The Oxford Handbook of Secularism and The Social Theory of W.E.B. Du Bois.

• 1 The Fact of the Social 2 The Sociological Imagination and Beyond 3 The Reality of Social Construction 4 Intersections 5 Biological or Social? 6 Sex and Society 7 Is All the World a Stage? 8 Deviance 9 Social Change 10 Doing Sociology 11 Sociology as Subversion and Liberation

“Sociology, Unplugged is unlike any other introductory book on the market. Zuckerman has composed an ideal anti-text for instructors who can’t stomach traditional textbooks.”Scott R. Harris, Saint Louis University, author of Invitation to the Sociology of Emotions (2e, 2024)“Thoughtful, accessible, and entertaining, Sociology, Unplugged will get students to turn off their phones and pay attention.”Arlene Stein, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Rutgers University“Each chapter opens with a real life story and then proceeds to demonstrate how sociological approaches and concepts enable us to understand our own lives and the world around us at a much deeper level. The result is elegant and captivating.”Azamat Junisbai, Professor of Sociology, Pitzer College“Zuckerman's conversational style and lack of jargon create an eminently readable and enjoyable text. This text would be excellent for all Introduction to Sociology classes but as a community college professor, I am especially confident that Zuckerman's approachable and relatable style will be of particular benefit to my students.”Amatzya Mezahav, Associate Professor of Sociology, Flathead Valley Community College