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Classic and Contemporary Perspectives in Social Psychology : A Reader

ISBN: 9780199733996 | 0199733996
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 3/29/2010

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Classic and Contemporary Perspectives in Social Psychology is a reader designed to accompany textbooks such as Sandstrom, Martin, and Fine's Symbols, Selves, and Social Reality, 2nd edition (Oxford, 2007) . It is a comprehensive collection of primary source materials from the fields of sociology and psychology, combining classical studies from influential researchers with contemporary sources. Editor introductions and strong pedagogical features help to make the readings more accessible, and encourage students to experience the classics through... MORE

I. UNDERSTANDING AND STUDYING SOCIAL LIFE
A. The Social Construction of Reality
Classic:
1. "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," Horace Miner
2. "Death as Theater: A Dramaturgical Analysis of the American Funeral," Ralph Turner and Charles Edgley
Contemporary:
3. "The Smile Factory: Work at Disneyland," John Van Maanen
B. Studying Social Life
Classic:
4. "Whose Side Are We On?" Howard S. Becker
5. "Can You ... MORE

Sharon Preves is the Chair of the Sociology Department and an Associate Professor at Hamline University. She is interested in the structure of social privilege based on gender, power, and normative position. Her research focuses include medical ethics, gender, and sexuality.

Jeylan T. Mortimer is a Professor at the University of Minnesota. Her current research is centered on the "Youth Development Study," supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, which examines pathways through the transition to adulthood, mental health and attainment, and how parental trajectories from adolescence to adulthood influence their children.


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