Get Set for Sociology

Authored by Ian McIntosh and Samantha Punch, this insightful guide serves as an essential primer for newcomers to the field of sociology. Published by Edinburgh University Press, it offers a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental concepts and themes within the discipline. Designed specifically for students embarking on their sociological journey, the book demystifies complex ideas, making them accessible and engaging. Whether you're preparing for university-level studies or simply looking to broaden your understanding of social structures and interactions, this resource provides a solid foundation, fostering both curiosity and critical thinking in the exploration of society.

Brooklyn, How Ya Folks Doing Tonight, Give It Up For Yourselves! I Love This Crowd!!! Take It Easy On Me Folks, It's Hard Out There For A Guy Dressed Like A 12-Year Old!!!

Ma'am, Do You Like This Outfit? This Is From The "Peaked In High School Collection." Thank You, Appreciate It. Alright, Not Bad, Not Bad...

Show Of Hands - We Got Any Women In A Relationship? Show Of Hands, Anyone. Don't Be Shy. Ma'am, Is That, Is That Your Boyfriend? Yes. Sorry? Yes. No, I Heard Ya, I Just Said, "I'M SORRY!!!"

You Guys Are Cool. We're Gonna Have Fun. We're Gonna Have Fun. But I Shouldn't Make Fun. Maybe I Shouldn't Have Too Much Fun. Ya Know, I've Always Had Trouble With The Ladies. I Took A Woman On A Date Recently. She Said, "Can I Buy A Bottle Of Wine?" I Said, "Go Ahead Baby, Do Whatever You Wanna Do." SHE LEFT!!!

Try To Be Silly On A Date, You Try To Be Silly...Uh...I Took A Woman On A Date, She Said, "What Do You Do For A Living?" I Said, "If I Told You, I'd Have To Kill You." She Said, "Please Tell Me."

It's Hard For Me To Relate To Women, To Relate To Their Interests. Took A Woman On A Date, She Said, "I Love To Cook." I Said, "That's Great, I Love To Eat." She Said, "I Love To Go Biking." I Said, "That's Great, I Love To Eat."

I've Always Had Trouble With Women, Even From A Very Early Age. In High School I Ended Up Having To Take My SECOND Cousin To The Prom, Because The FIRST ONE Turned Me Down!!!

It's Been A Tough Week For Women, I've Been Dating...

I Took A Woman On An Online Date Recently - Has This Ever Happened To You? She Looks NOTHING Like Her Online Profile Picture - This Happened To Me. In Her Profile Picture She Wasn't CRYING!!!"

One Time I Was On A Tinder Date. She Said, "You're Good With Computers, Right?" I Said, "Sure." She Said, "How Do You DELETE TINDER?!?"

DATING MISTAKE!!! Oh Man - I Recently Made A Dating Mistake. I Asked Out Two Women To Be At This Bar At The Exact Same Time. It Ended Up Working Out, They Both Said, "No."

Took A Woman On A Date Recently, I Said I Was Having A Great Time. She Said, "We Have Nothing In Common!!!" I LOVE THIS CROWD!!!

I'll Make Up Anything To Impress A Woman...Especially The Woman, Folks.

Dates Don't Work Out...Sometimes It Can Be A Little Interesting. I Once Dated A Woman Who Was Really Into Sudoku...DURING THE DATE?!? Now I Thought That Was...I Mean I Heard Dating Is A Numbers Game But THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!! Oh Man...

Even When You're In A Serious Relationship You Can Tell Things Are Gonna Go Bad. One Time I Was At A Restaurant And Told The Band To Play Our Song. The Band BROKE UP!!!

I Don't Know Why I Don't Get Women, I Look Like The Boy Who Lives Next Door...TO A WENDY'S, FOLKS!!!

A Woman Told Me I Was A "Once In A Lifetime" Guy. I Said, "How About A Second Date?" She Said, "ONCE IN A LIFETIME!!!"

I Don't Mind If A Woman Throws Her Drink In My Face, I Just Wish She'd Hold On To The Bottle Next Time!!!

I Mean It, I've Always Had Trouble. Last Night I Texted A Woman, "U Up?" She Texted Back, "No, I Am Not Up."

It's Hard To Be Intimate When You're A Fat Guy Like Me. One Time I Asked A Woman To Put Her Arms Around Me. She Said She Had To Be At Work EARLY The Next Day!!!

My Ex-Girlfriend Was Pansexual. A Lot Of Guys Think That's Pretty Hot. I Used To Think That Being Pansexual Meant You Were Up For Anything In The Bedroom. TURNS OUT Being Pansexual Means You Sleep Around With The Guys At PIZZA HUT!!! Let Me Tell Ya Something. That's The Last Time I'm Eating THERE...

Even When It's A Slam Dunk I Can't Get It, Even When It's A Slam Dunk. A Prostitute Went Up To Me, She Said, "You Wanna Have A Fun Time? I Said, "Yeah!" She Said, "There's A Bowling Alley Down The Block!!!"

You Gotta Do Your Best. I Was At A Bar. I Overheard A Woman Say, "If I Get Drunk I'll Sleep With The Next Guy I See." I Bought Her A Few Drinks, Got Her Drunk, She Looked At Me And Said, "Where's The Next Guy?!?"

I'm Not Saying My Ex-Girlfriend Had Intimacy Issues But The Song She Put On When We Made Love Was "U Can't Touch This." C'mon Guys, That Joke Was Funny At 4AM in 1993.

I Was On A Date With A Woman Recently And She Told Me She Wanted The D...DEATH, Folks. OK, That's...Gruesome, Macabre...I Understand...

It's Tough, It's Difficult, It's Difficult To Have Sex. One Time I Tried Having Phone Sex With Somebody...TOO MANY HANG-UPS!!! You Know They Say It's Very Helpful To Use Pillows During Sex...I Find A Lady To Be Much Better, Myself, For My Own Personal Needs. What? You Alright There? What's A Matter, This Place Doesn't Take American Express? What's Going On? THREE-WAY?!? Oh My Goodness. When I Ask For Group Sex, It's A NO-WAY People!!! What Am I, Italian - It's-A-No-Way?!?

I Was Having Relations With A Woman And She Told Me, Can You Hold On One Second, I Need To Move. Now She Lives In HOBOKEN!!! Should I Have Said Maspeth?!?

Oh No, I've Always Had Trouble. You Know Recently, A Very Difficult Situation - I Caught My Girlfriend In Bed With Another Comedian. I Asked, I Said, "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!?" He Said, "I Was On Comedy Central..."

But Enough About The Sex Jokes, Right? Sex This, Sex That, I'm One Of Those Guys, I Don't Like Sex. I've Made Up My Mind. But Uh, Maybe I Shouldn't Knock It Till I've Tried It, Amirite Fellas?!?

We Talked About Women, My Career, You Know What's Really Hurting Me Is That I'm Fat. Not Gonna Lie About It, I'm A Big Fat Guy. You Wanna Know How Fat I Am? I'm Glad You Asked!!! I'm So Fat I Went To Burger King And I Overthrew Him. That's How Fat I Am!!

They Had An Intervention For Me Recently, They Said, "Steve, You're Here For Overeating"...I Said, "GREAT, LET'S GET STARTED!!!"

I'm Telling Ya! I'm So Fat, I Uploaded A Photo Of Myself To The Cloud, And It Started Raining!!!

I'm FAT!!! I Can't use Instagram, I Have To Use Instakilogram, Folks...Due To The Fact That I Am Large...

Social Media's Tough, I Can't Be One Of Those Instagram Comedians, I Have NO FILTER!!!

They Tried Doing A Roast Of Me, And They Had Leftovers...They...They...

It's Hard To Relate To People When You're Fat - I Asked Someone To Put Themselves In My Shoes, And They Went Missing For THREE WEEKS!!! What Did You Write Today, Over There. No I'm Kidding...Whoever...Don't Riff. People Often Stop Me And Say, "Aren't You The Guy From That RIFF?!?" But Anway...Rifftown. I Heard Rifftown Got Gentrified By BITS, Folks.

Hey, If You Think I'm Feeling The Pressure, What About This Stage?!?

I'm FAT!!! One Time I Went Into A Bar, And The Maximum Occupancy Sign Said, "WELL, IT'S ANYBODY'S GUESS NOW!!!"

I Was Recently, I Was Recently On A Movie Set, And I'm Telling You, Because Of My Excessive Size, They Didn't Say, "We're Rolling." They Said, "He's Rolling!" Folks, OK. You Got. Even Worse, The Director Said, "I WANTED CELLULOID, NOT CELLULITE!!!" OK, There We Go!!!

I'm A Fat Comedian - Second City?!? More Like THIRD CHIN, Amirite Folks, You Guys Know!!! SOMEBOY BOOK ME, Hey, There We Go

I'm FAT!!! I'm Not Gonna Lie About It. I Recently Got Booked On A Late Show - AS THE COUCH, FOLKS!!!

Somebody Was Fat Shaming Me The Other Day, He Was Being So Mean, He Told Me Fat Is Unhealthy. I Wanted To Stand Up And Yell At Him, But When I Stood Up I Got Too Dizzy I Had To Sit Back Down.

I May Be Pretty Fat But You Know What, I Think I'm The Picture Of Health - A BEFORE PICTURE!!!

I'm FAT!!! I Recently Went To The Gym And They Renamed It JAMES Folks!!!

I'm Not Saying I'm Fat - But When I Went To My Therapist, He Said, "I Don't Do Couple's Counseling. That's Two People" - Oh Shut Up Back There. Who Said "Uh." Can We Get A Pepto Bismol For The Third Row. Come Up With Your Own Sociology Riff. My Therapist's Couch Is Made Of REPRESSED MEMORY FOAM, Folks, OK...He's A Bad Guy. UH!!!

I Went To Food Court And I Was Sentenced To Life Without Parole - AND THAT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE, People!!!

I'm Not That Fat I Just Retain FRENCH FRIES. How Ya Doin'.

I'm Trying To Lose Weight, I'm On The Paleo Diet. Me And My Pal Leo Eat Mozzarella Sticks...Why Not? That's Right, Why Not. Oh My Goodne-

Some Of You Guys May Have Heard These Jokes A Hundred Times Before...SORRY I'M MEMORABLE, Folks. Sorry I'm Memorable. Talking About Gigs, I Had To Do Some Embarassing Gigs. I Performed On The Subway Recently. This Was Good. That Was Very Difficult. I Performed On The Subway, And Someone Handed Me A Dollar, And The Guy Next To Him Said, "He's Just Gonna Spend it On More Material."

I'm From Staten Island Myself, New York, Very Difficult To Perform There. I Performed At A Comedy Show In Staten Island. The Host Asked The Crowd To Give Me A Staten Island Welcome. They All Started Drifting Aimlessly Through Their Lives.

The Worse Part About Going To Staten Island Is Having To Pay The Toll - THE EMOTIONAL TOLL!!!

I Had To Take The 79 Bus To Get Here. Is It Just Me Or Does The 79 Make The 78 Look Like The 53. Am I The Only Person Who Noticed That - I Can't Be The Only Person Who Noticed That. Hey Buddy, That Joke Will Get You Laid, Uh, ON THE X15, Alright Folks!!!

You Know Brooklyn's Getting Taken Over The Other Day I Got Mugged Via SKYPE!!! There's A Reason Why They Call Me "Mr. Jokes." C'mon, That Joke's Killing On Google Plus. Maybe That Joke's A Little Too White. My Jokes Usually Kill In Urban Rooms...Urban OUTFITTERS ROOMS!!!...Oh Man...

You Know, They Say It's Hard To Walk The Line When It Comes To Racial Humor, But I Know It's Easy To Walk The Line Because WHITE PEOPLE WALK LIKE THIS, Who's With Me Folks. Other Races Kind Of Do Their Own Thing

Comedy Career's Not Going Well, I'm Not Gonna Lie, I Love This Crowd, I Love All Of You, But It's Not Going That Great. I Uploaded A Video To The Website Funny Or Die, And The Funeral Is On MONDAY!!!

I Uploaded My Jokes To YouTube In "HIGH-DEAF" Because You Gotta Be HIGH And DEAF To Enjoy My Comedy!!!

I Get Booked On Gigs, I Recently Did A Corporate Gig For The Discover Card. You Wanna Talk About ZERO-PERCENT INTEREST, Folks!!!

Comedy's Careers Not Going Well. The Only Endorsement Deal I Ever Got Was From Velveeta. They Liked My Act Because It's 100% CHEESE!!!

I Recently Did A Corporate Gig For Apple - They Thought My Jokes Were Too PC, Folks!!! I'm A Comedy Professional, Don't Try This At Home.

I Recently Did A Corporate Gig For Quiznos. M-M-M-M-M - I Bombed, Folks!!!"

I Recently Tried To Perform For Some Veterans - They Told Me They've Been Through ENOUGH!!!

Performed On A Cruise Ship Recently - It's Not The Walk-Offs I Hate It's The JUMP-OFFS That Make You Go Mad!!! I Didn't Know The Atlantic Ocean Had Crickets People!!! It Was The First Time A Life Preserver Was Thrown INSIDE A Ship!!! I Should Have Known The Cruise Ship Gig Was Going To Go Bad, The Name Of The Ship Was The S.S. TOUGH CROWD!!! Alright, OK. It's A Party - We're Having A Party.

My Career Is Not Going Well - I Was Recently Booked For The Apollo - YEAH, THE APOLLO 13, Folks!!!

My Agent's Got Me Performing On Some Weird Places...He's Got Me Performing At The Strip - THE GAZA STRIP!!!

Everybody's Getting A Job For Money, Economics...Me, I Have No Money - My 401k Is A 401LOLKTHXBYE!!!

I Have No Money - The Chip In My Debit Card Is A RUFFLES, Folks!!! That's Right, That Gets An Applause Break!!!

I Have No Money, GoFundMe? My Audience Was Asking For REFUNDME, Folks. OK. I Tried Doing A GoFundMe They Told Me To GO FUND MYSELF. Thank You!!!

College Gigs, Oh Boy, College Gigs, I Recently Performed For The Fraternity WANTA BETA COMIC!!! I LOVE THIS CROWD!!!

A Lot Of People Leave During My Shows. I Recently Performed On A Rooftop Show...THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS!!!

I Took An Uber On The Way Here - The Driver Asked Me If I Was A Comedian. I Told Him Some Jokes, He Said, "So No?"

People Often Ask Me, "WHY Do You Get Your Material?!?"

My Jokes Have A Three-Part Structure - Setup, Punchline, SILENCE!!!

No, I Mean it - I Can't Do Comedy Online - Facebook?!? My Jokes Are Trending On Face-It-You-Won't-Get-Booked!!!

On My Facebook Fan Page, You Have To Click "LIKE," Followed By "REALLY?!?"

Take It Easy On Me Folks, I Told My Jokes Over The Phone, And The NSA Started Booing Me!!!

Take It Easy On Me Folks, I Told My Jokes In Front Of A Mirror, And My Reflection Started Looking At His Cellphone!!!

I Write My Jokes On Receipts Sometimes, That Can Be Pretty Awkward. I Go Back To The CVS, She Says, "Why Does Your Receipt Say, 'Big League Chew' And What's The Deal With 'Big Leage Chew?'" But Seriously Though, Have You TRIED THIS STUFF?!?

I'm Loud, Too, I'm A Loud Comedian. I'm So Loud Even People A Mile Away Are NOT LAUGHING, Amirite Folks!!!

Take It Easy On Me Folks, I Told My Jokes At The Laugh Factory, And The Workers Went On Strike!!!

I Recently Performed At The Zoo, And The Hyenas STOPPED LAUGHING!!!

You Know, I Have Some Good Luck, A Guy At A Comedy Club Compared Me To Rodney Dangerfield. He Said, "Why Aren't You Funny Like Rodney Dangerfield?" DON'T LAUGH TOO HARD AT THAT ONE!!!

Thank You For Staying 'Til The End Of My Career. I Appreciate It.

But We Talked About My Career, I Was Having Some Troubles, I Called Up My Agents, I Said "You're Doing A Bad Job Of Getting My Name Out There. He Said, "WHO IS THIS?!?"

My Agent Calls Me Up, He Said, "Steve, Talk To Me Baby." I Said, "Jonny, You Called Me." He Said, "Oh Yeah." And He Hung Up The Phone.

My Agent Recently Got Me A Deal With Netflix. 13.99 For 2 Discs A Month, But Uh...That Is Something...OH, Alright.

Eh, Who Am I Kidding Netflix Original?!? I'm Lucky If My Act Can Get Me A WERTHER'S ORIGINAL!!! NETFLIXX?!? NETFLIX?!? WERTHER'S?!? WERTHER'S?!?

Maybe Comedy Isn't Going So Bad, I've Got An Audition Tape That I'm Recording OVER.

My Agent Is Like A Secret Agent, Folks - DOUBLE O BOOKINGS, You Know What I'm Talking About?!? Dr. NO...WORK THIS WEEK!!! Amirite Folks. I Like That One.

I Told My Agent To Book Me For A Charity Like With The Sick Kids You Can Visit. He Said, "Make A Wish?" I Said, "Losing Fifty Pounds Would Be Nice."

My Agent Told Me "In This Business One Hand Washes The Other." Valuable Advice?!? HE'S THE ATTENDANT IN A MEN'S ROOM!!! It's A Good Joke! I've Got Some More.

He Actually Told Me, He Said, "I've Got Some Good News And Bad News. The Good News Is I Got Your Face On The Wall Of Comedy Club. I Said, "Oh Really, What's The Bad News." He Said, "I've Been Sending Around Checks That Have Been Bouncing." He's Kind Of A Rude Guy. I Think He's Kind Of A Rude Guy, I Think Karma Is Catching Up With Him. One Time He Cut A Meeting With Me Short Just Because Visiting Hours Were Over At Prison. I'm Tellin' Ya, He Doesn't Know How To Promote Me. I Told Him To Put Up A Sign That Said "ONE NIGHT ONLY." He Put Up A Sign That Said "ONLY ONE NIGHT." Got The Wrong Idea, He's Got The Wrong Idea!!!

Now For The Next Joke, Oh Lord, He Can't Save You Now. Someboy Said, "Oh Lord." I Need A Beautiful Volunteer From The Audience. Come On Ma'am You're Nice And Close. Give It Up For Her. C'mon, Give Her A Nice Big Round Of Applause. I Have Something Written On This Giant Piece Of Paper. I Never Get This Wrong I Have Something Written On This Giant Piece Of Paper. Now We've Never Met. And Whose Fault Is That? But Anyway - Gotta Make This Quick, I'm Working On My Comedy Central Half-Minute. Your Birthday...Yes Or No, Don't Say Anything Yet. Let Me Actually Settle This Down, Let Me Use This Mic Stand, Or Amp, As A Makeshift Easel, Ah Jeez, It's Not Gonna Work. But You Know The Expression, "Easel Come, Easel Go." Your Birthday - Yes Or No, Don't Say Anything Yet. Looks Like A Big Map, Right? And I Think I Need A Map Because I'm Lost In Your Eyes. But Uh Anyway. Alright, They're A Little Tired Of Me. What?!? I'm Not Gonna Follow Her Home. Your Birthday, Yes Or No. Are You Into Desperate Guys? Please, I'll Do This, You Wanna Get A Drink At The Bar?!? No, But Seriously Though, What's Your Sign? You Have No Idea. It's Really Easy To Just Say "Taurus." You Coulda - Virgo? Oh What A Coincidence, I'm 32 Years Old And I'm Embarassed Because I'm Still A Virgo, Folks, Alright, Alright. Save It For The Professionals. Alright. You Watch TV? What's Your Favorite TV Show? Save It For The Professionals. Yes Or No. Don't Say Anything Yet. Yes Or No, Your Birthday, Hold On, Hold On, Yes Or No, I've Never Gotten This Wrong. February 12th, 1990. Yes Or No. Be Honest. No? Did You Say, "NO?!?" Give It Up For Everyone You Saw Tonight, And Of Course, Yourselves...Oh My God Is Right.

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