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Open Educational Resources (OER) Guide: Sociology & Anthropology

Provides an overview of Open Educational Resources. Derived from UNCG's Open Educational Resources Libguide: https://uncg.libguides.com/oer

Textbooks in Sociology

Find additional resources (courses, syllabi, modules, etc.) from the OASIS search above, or through OER Commons. Also, there are many iterations of the same textbook titles on OASIS. If you find a title with an arrangement/content you like, consider looking for other (possibly improved) versions.

Introduction to Sociology 2e: https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-sociology-2e
Author: Heather Griffiths, Nathan Keirns, Eric Strayer, Susan Cody-Rydzewski, Gail Scaramuzzo, Tommy Sadler, Sally Vyain, Jeff Bry, Faye Jones
Subject: Sociology
Source: OpenStax
Type: Textbook
License: Attribution


Title:Introduction to Sociology
Author:GALILEO, University System of Georgia
Source:Teaching Commons
Link:https://oer.galileo.usg.edu/psychology-textbooks/7
 


Title:Sociology
Author:LibreTexts
Source:LibreTexts
Link:https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Textbooks_and_TextMaps/Sociology

Introduction to Sociology (Wikibooks): https://www.oercommons.org/courses/introduction-to-sociology

Introduction to Sociology (Avila OER): https://www.oercommons.org/courses/avila-oer-sociology

 

Texts in Anthropology


Not all of these are textbooks. Some are whole courses that may or may not have textbooks associated with them. Find additional resources (courses, syllabi, modules, etc.) from the OASIS search above, or through OER Commons.

Title: Introduction to Anthropology
Author: MIT
Source: MIT OpenCourseWare
Link: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/anthropology/21a-00-introduction-to-anthropology-spring-2013

Title: Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology
Author Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges
Source:BC Campus
Link: https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=af6a3eed-243a-4eeb-8903-65df924a1201&contributor=&keyword=&subject=

 

Title: The Art of Being Human: A Textbook for Cultural Anthropology
Author:Michael Wesch
Source:Open Textbook Library
Link: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/656

Title:Anthropology
Author: LibreTexts
Source:LibreTexts
Link::https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Textbooks_and_TextMaps/Anthropology

ANTH101: Free textbook and hub for teaching cultural anthropology
Material Type:Textbook
Author:Michael Wesch Ryan Klataske Tom Woodward