Full Description
This concise, affordable anthology contains 22 popular sociology statements designed to introduce readers to the sociological perspective. The readings cover core topics in sociology, including culture, socialization, interaction, deviance, gender, class, and race. An alternate, topical table of contents suggests ways to match readings to other subfields in sociology (like family, education, work, and religion), and identifies readings that reflect four theoretical traditions: functionalism, symbolic interactionism, conflict theory, and feminism.
Contents
Part IMillsInvitation to Sociology - Peter L. BergerThe Restroom and Equal Opportunity - Harvey MolotchAn Introduction to McDonaldization - George RitzerDammed Lies and Statistics - Joel BestPart II: Culture, Socialization, and InteractionBody Rituals Among the Nacirema - Horace MinerIslands of Meaning - Eviatar ZerubavelThe Presentation of Self in Everday Life - Erving GoffmanAnybody's Son Will Do - Gwynne DyerPart III: Constructing Deviance and NormalityOn Being Sane in Insane Places - David L. RosenhanThe Rise of Viagra - Meika LoeSituational Ethics and College Student Cheating - Emily E. LaBeff, Robert E. Clark, Valerie J. Haines, and George M. DiekhoffThe Way We Weren't: The Myth and Reality of the "Traditional" Family - Stephanie CoontzPart IV: GenderDoing Gender - Candace West and Don H. ZimmermanMarked: Women in the Workplace - Deborah TannenThe Boy Code - William PollackPart V: RaceRacial Formations - Michael Omi and Howard WinantHow to Talk Nasty about Blacks without Sounding "Racist" - Eduardo Bonilla-SilvaThe Code of the Streets - Elijah AndersonPart VI: Social ClassThe Uses of Poverty: The Poor Pay All - Herbert J. GansUnequal Childhoods - Annette LareauPreparing for Power: Curriculum and Cultural Power - Peter W. Cookson, Jr. and Caroline Persell
