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This eclectic reader introduces students to sociology's diversity as a science and profession. The book includes 3 readings for each of the 15 major topic areas: - one that is quantitative or theoretical - one that is qualitative or interpretative - one that shows how sociology is applied and practical in the real world The author, an award-winning teacher, introduces each reading and provides thought-provoking questions for each topic.

The Sociological Perspective
Introduction to the Discipline
The Promise of Sociology
The Sociological Imagination
Careers in Sociology
Sociology as a Science
Three Sociological Perspectives
Tell Them Who I Am: The Lives of Homeless Women
Ethics and Values in Applied Research
The Organization Of Society
Culture
The Culture of Fear
Body Ritual among the Nacerima
We Talk About Culture
Socialization
Black Adolescents Racial Socialization Experiences
A Note on Extreme Isolation
Childhood Socialization of Working Class Sociologists
Social Structure and Social Interaction
Imagining Social Things, Competently
The Saints and the Roughnecks
The Approach Avoidance Dance: Men, Women, and Intimacy
Social Groups
Alcohol Consumption, Strength of Religious Beliefs, and Risky Sexual Behavior in College Students
The Amish
Size 6: The Western Women's Harem
Deviant Behavior and Social Control
Buckle Bunnies: Groupies of the Rodeo Circuit
Fraternities and Collegiate Rape Culture
Being Sane in Insane Places
Social Inequalities
Social Class
Wal-Mart and County-Wide Poverty
The Super-Rich
Blue Collar Journal: A College President's Sabbatical
Race and Ethnicity
Race Matters
Maid in L.A.
Undoing Racism inAmerica: Help From a
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The Spirit of Sociology

The Spirit of Sociology

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