The Engaged Sociologist

Fifth Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-4833-5919-9
Verlag: SAGE Publications, Inc

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 364 g

This fully updated edition of The Engaged Sociologist carries the public sociology movement into the classroom while at the same time providing an engaging overview of the entire field. It demonstrates how to think sociologically, to develop a sociological eye, and to use sociological tools to become effective participants in a democratic society.

NEW TO THIS EDITION

The text includes many new or expanded discussions of current issues, including: the core commitments of sociology, same sex marriage, global climate change, theories of crime, the Trayvon Martin case, environmental racism, social networking sites, and the U.S education system in world perspective

Several new “Sociologists in Action” boxes give fresh examples of how professional sociologists and students are making a difference

Exercises and discussion questions have been updated throughout

Autoren/Hrsg.

Korgen, Kathleen Odell

White, Jonathan M.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Studientechnik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Studientechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: The Engaged Sociologist: The Sociological Perspective and the Connections Among Sociology, Democracy, and Civic Engagement
Chapter 2: Founders and Foundations of Sociology: Theory
Chapter 3: How Do We Know What We Think We Know? Sociological Methods
Chapter 4: Creating Civic Engagement Versus Creating Apathy: Culture
Chapter 5: Learning How to Act in Society: Socialization
Chapter 6: Deviant Behavior and Social Movements
Chapter 7: Big Money Doesn’t Always Win: Stratification and Social Class
Chapter 8: What Does a “Typical American” Look Like Today? Race and Ethnicity
Chapter 9: Sex, Gender, and Power
Chapter 10: Social Institutions: Family and Economy
Chapter 11: Social Institutions, Continued: Education, Government, and Religion
Chapter 12: The Engaged Sociologist in Action

Über Autor(innen)

Korgen, Kathleen Odell
Kathleen Odell Korgen is Professor of Sociology at William Paterson University, a comprehensive university in Wayne, New Jersey. Kathleen enjoys teaching her students that sociology is a remarkably useful discipline and highlights how “Sociologists in Action” make a positive impact on society. Her published works on race relations and racial identity include From Black to Biracial, Crossing the Racial Divide, Multiracial Americans and Social Class, Race Policy and Multiracial Americans. Her teaching texts, in addition to Sociology in Action, include Our Social World, The Engaged Sociologist, Sociologists in Action, and Social Problems in Action. Kathleen is also the editor of The Cambridge Handbook of Sociology.

Kathleen works as a consultant for other sociology departments as a member of the American Sociological Association Departmental Resources Group and received William Paterson University’s award for Excellence in Scholarship/Creative Expression in 2006 and the university’s award for Excellence in Teaching in 2014.

White, Jonathan M.
Jonathan M. White, PhD, is director of the Bentley Service Learning Center and associate professor of sociology at Bentley University in Massachusetts. His primary areas of specialization are inequality, poverty, globalization, human rights, and public sociology. Dr. White has received numerous teaching and humanitarian awards. He is the founding director of Sports for Hunger, the Hunger Resource Center, and the Halloween for Hunger, We are Silent, and Pass-the-Fast campaigns. He serves on the board of directors for Free The Children, Peace Through Youth, Me to We, and the Graduation Pledge Alliance. Dr. White has authored several articles in the fields of inequality and globalization. His work on public sociology includes coediting (with Kathleen Korgen and Shelley White) Sociologists in Action: Sociology, Social Change, and Social Justice (2014) and Sociologists in Action on Inequalities: Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality (2015). He is also currently writing a book titled Hungry to Be Heard: Voices From a Malnourished America. Dr. White lives in Waltham, Massachusetts, with his wife, Shelley, and is the very proud uncle of his 13 nieces and nephews, Jarred, Kyle, Tyler, Arielle, Cameron, Brianna, Mikayla, Joshua, Jack, Logan, Tyler, Joey, and Brookelyn.