For courses in Introductory Sociology. Teach students to use evidence and insights to understand sociological phenomena Sociology: Evidence and Insights guides students to analyze society through a combination of data and classic and contemporary sociological perspectives. In today's era of "e;alternative facts"e; and "e;fake news,"e; authors Timothy Curry, Robert Jiobu and Cynthia Fabrizio Pelak give students the tools to distinguish between sociological insights and claims not supported by data. By prompting readers to make evidence-based arguments from different sociological perspectives, the text empowers students to bridge the great political and social divides that characterize our world today.