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Exploring Social Life: Readings to Accompany Essentials of Sociology

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Publisher Comments:

This brief and economical reader, edited by James M. Henslin, is especially designed to be used as a companion to Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach,

Seventh Edition. There is one reading per text chapter, including a selection to accompany the online chapter, “The Sociology of Human Sexuality.”

 

Readings New to This Edition

“From the Village to the Factory,” by Mary Beth Mills

“Showing My Color,” by Clarence Page

“The McDonaldization of America,” by George Ritzer

 

Order separately or valuepack with Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth

Approach, Seventh Edition for $5 net. Valuepack

Book News Annotation:

The 16 readings in this anthology illustrate the sociological perspective in practice and analyze social groups, control, inequality, institutions, and change. Topics include the Marines' training practices, entry into prostitution, the rituals of gender oppression, and the power elite. The second edition adds three readings on homelessness, gentrification, and the global assembly line.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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This brief and economical reader, edited by James M. Henslin, is specifically designed to be used as a companion to "Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, Sixth Edition." There is one reading per text chapter, including a selection to accompany the online chapter, "The Sociology of Human Sexuality." <P> Readings New to This Edition<BR> "Diary of a Homeless Man," by John R. Coleman (Chapter 4)<BR> "Life on the Global Assembly Line," by Barbara Ehrenreich and Annette Fuentes (Chapter 7)<BR> "Streetwise," by Elijah Anderson (Chapter 14) <P> Order separately or valuepack with "Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, Sixth Edition" for $5 net. Valuepack
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Table of Contents

* = New to this Edition

I. THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE.

1. The Sociological Perspective.

Invitation to Sociology, Peter L. Berger.

2. Culture.

The Fierce People, Napoleon Chagnon.

3. Socialization.

Anybody's Son Will Do, Gwynne Dyer.

4. Social Structure and Social Interaction.

Diary of a Homeless Man, John R. Coleman*

II. SOCIAL GROUPS AND SOCIAL CONTROL.

5. Social Groups and Formal Organizations.

Just Another Routine Emergency, Daniel F. Chambliss.

6. Deviance and Social Control.

Becoming a Prostitute, Nanette J. Davis.

III. SOCIAL INEQUALITY.

7. Social Stratification in Global Perspective.

Life on the Global Assembly Line, Barbara Ehrenreich and Annette Fuentes.*

8. Social Class in the United States.

The Uses of Poverty: The Poor Pay All, Herbert J. Gans.

9. Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity.

Invisible Man, Lawrence Otis Graham.

10. Inequalities of Gender and Age.

Sick Societies, Robert B. Edgerton.

IV. SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

11. Politics and the Economy.

The Power Elite, C. Wright Mills.

12. Marriage and Family.

When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work, Arlie Russell Hochschild.

13. Education and Religion.

College Athletes and Role Conflict, Peter Adler, Patricia A. Adler.

V. SOCIAL CHANGE.

14. Population and Urbanization.

Streetwise, Elijah Anderson.*

15. Social Change: Technology, Social Movements, and the Environment.

When Social Change Comes to Amazon Indians, Marlise Simons.

16. The Sociology of Human Sexuality.

How Many Sexual Partners Do Americans Have? Robert T. Michael, John H. Gagnon, Edward O. Laumann, and Gina Kolata.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780205459414
Subtitle:
Readings to Accompany Essentials of Sociology
Publisher:
Allyn & Bacon
Author:
Henslin, James M.
Author:
Henslin, Jim
Subject:
Sociology - General
Subject:
Sociology
Edition Number:
2
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
April 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
192
Dimensions:
9.22x7.16x.52 in. 1.05 lbs.
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