The introductory textbook is one of the tools available to the teacher who undertakes the never easy task of teaching an introductory level course in any discipline. A good textbook can contribute considerably to what the teacher can accomplish. Its usefulness to the student is not only in its clear presentation of the basic material of the discipline, but also in that it can be read and reread, studied and underlined. Sociology: The Study of Society aspires to be useful in just that way.