This Telecourse Guide for Kendall's SOCIOLOGY IN OUR TIMES: THE ESSENTIALS, Eighth Edition, is designed to accompany the "Exploring Society: Introduction to Sociology" telecourse produced by DALLAS TeleLearning of the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD). This Telecourse Guide provides the essential integration of videos and text, providing you with valuable resources designed to direct your daily study in the "Exploring Society" telecourse. Each chapter of the Telecourse Guide contains a lesson that corresponds to each of the twenty-two video segments in the "Exploring Society" telecourse. Each lesson includes the following components: Overview, Lesson Assignment, Lesson Goal, Lesson Learning Objectives, Review, Lesson Focus Points, Related Activities, Practice Tests, and an Answer Key.