Full Description
Empirical Approaches to Sociology is the only introductory level reader to offer a selection of major articles that are rich in research data, yet may be easily understood without advanced math skills. Using primary sources, the book gives readers a chance to see how research findings are interpreted and incorporated into sociological theory.
Contents
IN THIS SECTION:1.) BRIEF2.) COMPREHENSIVEPart 1: The Problem Of Social Order Part 2: Issues in Sociological ResearchPart 3: Cultural Explanations of Human Behavior Part 4: Society Part 5: Socialization Part 6: Groups Part 7: InteractionPart 8: Crime, Deviance, and Social Control Part 9: Inequality Part 10: Race and Ethnicity Part 11: Gender Part 12: Social Change and Social Conflict * Denotes new readingsPrefaceAbout the Editor A Primer on Critical Reading, by Gregg Lee CarterA Primer on Reading and Thinking Critically About Social Problems, by Louis E. AndersonPart 1: The Problem Of Social OrderClassic1. Social Order And Control Via Close Social Ties: The Example Of Suicide, by Emile Durkheim2. Social Order And Control Via Force: The Example Of The Expropriation Of The English Agricultural Population From The Land, by Karl MarxContemporary*3. Replicating Suicide in America: Durkheim's 1897 Theory, by K. D. Breault, Lynn Hampton, and Dustin Brown*4. Diversity Fosts Social Isolation, by Robert D. PutnamPart 2: Issues in Sociological ResearchClassic 5. Attitude Vs. Actions: The Pitfalls Of Quantitative "Survey" Research, by Richard T. LaPiere 6. The Mental Hospital from the Patient's Point Of View: The Pitfalls of Participant-Observation Research, by Raymond M. WeinsteinContemporary7. The Idea of Contextual Effects, by Gregg Lee CarterPart 3: Cultural Explanations of Human Behavior Classic8. Ethnocentrism, by William Graham Sumner 9. India's Sacred Cow, by Marvin HarrisContemporary*10. Reducing Ethnocentrism through Intergroup Contact: Summarizing Results From a Meta-analystic Review, by Linda R. Tropp and Thomas F. PettigrewPart 4: Society Classic 11. The Small-World Problem: The Myth of Mass Society, by Stanley MilgramContemporary*12. The Small World Problem Revisited, by Judith S. Kleinfeld*13. HIV/AIDS as a Societal Problem: The Fourth Decade, by Joseph J. Lengermann and Roberta B. Hollander*14. The Restructuring of the Health Care System and Its Broad Implications for the United States, by Sam MirmiraniPart 5: Socialization Classic 15. Social Class and Parental Values Emphasized in Childrearing, by Melvin L. Kohn Contemporary*16. Social Class and Childrearing, by Annette LareauPart 6: Groups Classic17. Opinions and Group Pressure, by Solomon E. Asch18. Social Support as a Moderator Of Life Stress, by Sidney CobbContemporary*19. Social Groups and Psychological Distress, by John Mirowsky and Catherine E. Ross 20. Single-Parent Families, Blended Families, and the Academic Achievement of Adolescents, by Michael J. FraleighPart 7: InteractionClassic 21. Obedience to Authority, by Stanley Milgram 22. Interaction: The Work Women Do, by Pamela M. FishmanContemporary*23. The Milgram Paradign after 35 Years: Some Things We Now Know About Obedience to Authority, by Thomas Blass *24. The Strength of Internet Ties, by Jeffrey Boase, John B. Horrigan, Barry Wellman, and Lee Rainie*25. Sex, Power, and Communication, by Pamela J. Kalbfleisch and Anita L. HeroldPart 8: Crime, Deviance, and Social Control Classic26. Control Theory and Juvenile Delinquency, by Travis Hirschi27. On Being Sane In Insane Places, by D. L. RosenhanContemporary28. Trajectories of Change in Criminal Offending: Good Marriages and the Resistance Process, by John H. Laub, Daniel S. Nagin, and Robert J. Sampson*29. Understanding Why Crime Rates Fall: The Example of the 1990s, by Steven D. LevittPart 9: Inequality Classic30. Up and Down Opportunity's Ladder, by James DavisContemporary *31. Does Education Really Make You Smarter?, by Norman H. Nie and Saar D. Golde32. Social Class and Voting in the United States: A Historical and Cross-national Analysis, by Leonard BeeghleyPart 10: Race and Ethnicity Classic33. Black Ghettoization and Social Mobility, by Norman FainsteinContemporary*34. When Whites Flock Together: The Social Psychology of White Habitus, by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Carla Goar, and David G. EmbrickPart 11: Gender Classic35. Gender Roles and Identification: A Product of Socialization and Genetics, by John Money and Anke A. EhrhardtContemporary36. Socialization and the Production of Gender Inequality: The Influences of Family, School, Peers, and the Media, by Gregg Lee Carter and Sharlene Hesse-Biber Part 12: Social Change and Social Conflict Classic37. The Success of the Unruly, by William A. Gamson *38. Experiments in Group Conflict, by Muzafer SherifContemporary39. A Cross-Cultural Theory of Political Conflict and Violence, by Marc Howard Ross*40. The Social Logic of Suicide Terrorism: Occupational and Religious Roots, by Robert A. PapeINDEX
