The Fifth Edition of the best-selling Sociological Snapshots continues to provide a solid foundation for students as it introduces them to the world of sociological analysis. Combining abstract sociological concepts with interesting and grounded essays ("snapshots") on issues of contemporary interest, this book helps students discover relevant connections and encourages them to develop a sociological eye. By linking everyday life experiences to foundational concepts and concerns, it serves as an effective springboard from the student's familiar and concrete world to the more abstract realm of…mehr
The Fifth Edition of the best-selling Sociological Snapshots continues to provide a solid foundation for students as it introduces them to the world of sociological analysis. Combining abstract sociological concepts with interesting and grounded essays ("snapshots") on issues of contemporary interest, this book helps students discover relevant connections and encourages them to develop a sociological eye. By linking everyday life experiences to foundational concepts and concerns, it serves as an effective springboard from the student's familiar and concrete world to the more abstract realm of sociological theory and the sociological perspective. Student-friendly introductions preceding each section of the text provide rich context and tie the readings to the central concepts of sociological thought, while writing, observation, and data-collecting exercises following each section encourage students to practice what they are learning. New to the Fifth Edition Features updated topics and research within each essay Includes five new snapshots on current issues: immigrants from Latin American countries; celebratory rioting by college students; hate as a mental illness; sex offenders; and violence on the national mall in Washington, D.C. Provides an updated annotated reading list at the end of each section, connecting the informal essays to the more formal research literature of the discipline Intended Audience Using accessible language and an entertaining writing style, this book is a valuable supplementary text for Introductory Sociology, Social Change, or Modernization courses. Contributor to the SAGE Teaching Innovations and Professional Development Award Find out more at www.sagepub.com/sociologyaward
Jack Levin is the Irving and Betty Brudnick Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Northeastern University. He has authored or coauthored a number of books, including Elementary Statistics in Social Research, The Functions of Prejudice, Gossip: The Inside Scoop, Hate Crimes: The Rising Tide of Bigotry and Bloodshed, and Overkill: Mass Murder and Serial Killing Exposed. Levin's work has appeared in professional journals, including Youth & Society, Criminology, The Gerontologist, and Sex Roles, as well as in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Dallas Morning News, the Chicago Tribune and USA Today. He has lectured on campuses around the country about serial murder, hate crimes, and domestic terrorism. A dedicated educator and social advocate, Jack Levin received Northeastern University's Excellence in Teaching Award and was honored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education as its Professor of the Year in Massachusetts.
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THE SOCIOLOGICAL EYE Just How Powerful Is a Role? Better Late Than Never Heartburn and Modern Times FOCUS: Suggestions for Further Reading DEVELOPING IDEAS: About Social Structure PART I. Culture INTRODUCTION The Immaculate Americans Baby Boomers The Demise of Bystander Apathy Elevator Culture Making Monsters into Celebrities (with James Alan Fox) FOCUS: Suggestions for Further Reading DEVELOPING IDEAS: About Culture PART II. Socialization INTRODUCTION Can Hate Be Healed? (with Arnold Arluke) Teaching Students They Are Not at the Center Confessions of a Soap Opera Addict Violence in City Schools (with Heather Beth Johnson) Sticks and Stones May Break . . . Adult Socialization Can Be Murder FOCUS: Suggestions for Further Reading DEVELOPING IDEAS: About Socialization PART III. The Group Experience INTRODUCTION College Fraternities: A Counteracting Force on Campus The Appeal of Cults Reunion, American Style The Consequences of Coalitions Children of the Organization Men Thwarting the Bullies FOCUS: Suggestions for Further Reading DEVELOPING IDEAS: About the Group Experience PART IV. Institutions INTRODUCTION Who's Minding the Kids? Let the System Do It! Americans Are Moving to the Margins of Society Dirty Work FOCUS: Suggestions for Further Reading DEVELOPING IDEAS: About Institutions PART V. Deviance INTRODUCTION Fat Chance in a Slim World You Must Get Ill First; Then You Recover Is the Death Penalty Only a Vehicle for Revenge? Animal Cruelty and Human Violence (with Arnold Arluke) America's Youngsters Are Responsible for Church Burnings Keeping Children Safe from Sex Crimes FOCUS: Suggestions for Further Reading DEVELOPING IDEAS: About Deviance PART VI. Social Inequality INTRODUCTION The Economic Escalator An Apple Pie and an Open Mind Profiling Terrorists (with Deborah Ramirez) Gender Inequality Across Cultures Give Us Still Your Masses The Stigma of Aging FOCUS: Suggestions for Further Reading DEVELOPING IDEAS: About Social Inequality PART VII. Social Change INTRODUCTION The Boomerang Effect in Planning Social Change Fads Keeping an Eye and a Camera on College Students Riding the Rumor Mill Highway to Hell? Enquiring Times Terror American Style FOCUS: Suggestions for Further Reading DEVELOPING IDEAS: About Social Change INTO THE FUTURE References Index
THE SOCIOLOGICAL EYE Just How Powerful Is a Role? Better Late Than Never Heartburn and Modern Times FOCUS: Suggestions for Further Reading DEVELOPING IDEAS: About Social Structure PART I. Culture INTRODUCTION The Immaculate Americans Baby Boomers The Demise of Bystander Apathy Elevator Culture Making Monsters into Celebrities (with James Alan Fox) FOCUS: Suggestions for Further Reading DEVELOPING IDEAS: About Culture PART II. Socialization INTRODUCTION Can Hate Be Healed? (with Arnold Arluke) Teaching Students They Are Not at the Center Confessions of a Soap Opera Addict Violence in City Schools (with Heather Beth Johnson) Sticks and Stones May Break . . . Adult Socialization Can Be Murder FOCUS: Suggestions for Further Reading DEVELOPING IDEAS: About Socialization PART III. The Group Experience INTRODUCTION College Fraternities: A Counteracting Force on Campus The Appeal of Cults Reunion, American Style The Consequences of Coalitions Children of the Organization Men Thwarting the Bullies FOCUS: Suggestions for Further Reading DEVELOPING IDEAS: About the Group Experience PART IV. Institutions INTRODUCTION Who's Minding the Kids? Let the System Do It! Americans Are Moving to the Margins of Society Dirty Work FOCUS: Suggestions for Further Reading DEVELOPING IDEAS: About Institutions PART V. Deviance INTRODUCTION Fat Chance in a Slim World You Must Get Ill First; Then You Recover Is the Death Penalty Only a Vehicle for Revenge? Animal Cruelty and Human Violence (with Arnold Arluke) America's Youngsters Are Responsible for Church Burnings Keeping Children Safe from Sex Crimes FOCUS: Suggestions for Further Reading DEVELOPING IDEAS: About Deviance PART VI. Social Inequality INTRODUCTION The Economic Escalator An Apple Pie and an Open Mind Profiling Terrorists (with Deborah Ramirez) Gender Inequality Across Cultures Give Us Still Your Masses The Stigma of Aging FOCUS: Suggestions for Further Reading DEVELOPING IDEAS: About Social Inequality PART VII. Social Change INTRODUCTION The Boomerang Effect in Planning Social Change Fads Keeping an Eye and a Camera on College Students Riding the Rumor Mill Highway to Hell? Enquiring Times Terror American Style FOCUS: Suggestions for Further Reading DEVELOPING IDEAS: About Social Change INTO THE FUTURE References Index
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