Exploring the Social: Readings in Contemporary Sociology

In the past, this purpose was commonly accomplished through the use of the traditional introductory textbooks and test banks both designed to provide brief exposure to key theoretical models, numerous theoretical constructs, various methods for conducting research, and the primary findings of sociol...

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Published in:Teaching sociology 2001, Vol.29 (3), p.377-378
Main Authors: Hironimus-Wendt, Robert J., Kivisto, Peter
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Banking
Class identity
Consciousness
Crime
Critical thinking
Deviance
Discipline
Education
Everyday life
Gender Discrimination
Gender identity
Introductory Courses
Liberal Arts
Nonmajors
Race
Research Methodology
Sexual identity
Sexuality
Social change
Social construction
Social constructionism
Social identity
Social institutions
Social movements
Social Organizations
Social sciences
Social Scientists
Society
Sociologists
Sociology
Sociology of culture
Students
Teaching Methods
Textbooks
Thinking skills
Transformation
Wilson, Doug
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Summary:In the past, this purpose was commonly accomplished through the use of the traditional introductory textbooks and test banks both designed to provide brief exposure to key theoretical models, numerous theoretical constructs, various methods for conducting research, and the primary findings of sociologists conducting research across the numerous sub-disciplines. According to the editor, "if education is about personal transformation-and it ought to be-then students need to be assisted in the process of acquiring the analytical and critical abilities to think in new ways" (p. xvi-xvii). [...]his criteria for selecting essays primarily center around choosing essays that facilitate critical thinking skills and sociological mindfulness (cf. The reader is framed around eleven sections: "Professing Sociology," "Culture and Society," "The Social Construction of Self and Everyday Life," "Deviance and Crime," "Race," "Class," "Gender and Sexual Identity," "Social Organizations," "Social Institutions," "Social Movements," and "Social Change."
ISSN:0092-055X
1939-862X
DOI:10.2307/1319201