Analyzing Inequalities: An Introduction to Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality Using the General Social Survey is a practical resource for helping students connect sociological issues with real-world data in the context of their first undergraduate sociology courses. It:

• introduces readers  to the GSS, one of the most widely analyzed surveys in the U.S.


• examines a range of GSS questions related to social inequalities


• demonstrates basic techniques for analyzing this data online. 

No special software is required - the exercises can be completed using the Survey Documentation and Analysis (SDA) website at the University of California-Berkeley which is easy to navigate and master.  Students will come away with a better understanding of social science research, and will be better positioned to ask and answer the sociological questions that most interest them.