Applying Sociology Making a Better World

by Du Bois, William; Wright, R. Dean

• ISBN13: 9780205306169
• ISBN10: 0205306160
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-03
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

A contributed volume of readings on using sociology to create practical social and organizational change.Applying Sociology: Making a Better World is a book about putting sociological ideas into action. The editors, sociologists and educators, who are active in both government and private sectors, have assembled a collection of readings by contributors who bring a wealth of practical experience and innovative ideas to the field.For anyone interested in Sociology.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
About the Contributors	xiii
A Theoretical Introduction	1	(1)
A Framework for Doing Applied Sociology	1	(18)
William Du Bois
PART ONE DESIGNING THE CULTURE	19	(96)
Sociology of Architecture	23	(1)
Doing Sociology with the Design Professions	23	(7)
Bernie Jones
Design and Human Behavior: The Sociology of Architecture	30	(16)
William Du Bois
Community	46	(1)
Transforming Community Attitudes and Morale	46	(11)
William Du Bois
Preventing and Resolving Public Controversy: Concepts and Techniques of Public Participation	57	(13)
Desmond M. Connor
Organizations, Management, Labor	70	(1)
Visions of a New Corporate Culture	70	(10)
Lawrence M. Miller
Solving the Hotel's Human Problems	80	(11)
William Foote Whyte
Why Organizational Change Fails: Unspoken Truths about Change	91	(7)
Paul E. Rossler
Kenneth J. Kiser
Worker Cooperatives: A Democratic Alternative to Capitalist Corporations	98	(9)
Frank Lindenfeld
Applied Sociology and Organized Labor: On Going Better Together	107	(8)
Art Shostak
PART TWO APPLICATIONS TO SPECIFIC SETTINGS	115	(117)
Social Problems	117	(1)
Politics on Campus: The Janitors and the Sociologist	117	(10)
Corey Dolgon
Safety from Personal Violence: Empathy and Listening	127	(13)
Hal Pepinsky
Coming Full Circle: A County-Community Restorative Justice Partnership	140	(13)
Darrol Bussler
Mark E. Carey
William Du Bois
There Are No Secrets Here: Secrets and Privacy in Juvenile Group Homes	153	(6)
William Du Bois
Marriage and the Family	159	(1)
Marriage Is for Life	159	(9)
Sidney M. Jourard
Parenting without Controlling: Caring for the Relationship	168	(12)
William Wagner
Recreation	180	(1)
Sport Is Too Important to Be Just a Game!	180	(13)
Martin G. Miller
Education and Service Learning: Taking it to the Streets	193	(1)
Creating Grassroots Change through Service Learning	193	(8)
Barbara A. Carson
Tramp Training: Constructing a Service Learning Program in Homeless Intervention	201	(12)
R. Dean Wright
Religion and Health Care	213	(1)
Caring about Each Other: Churches, Public Health, and Community	213	(14)
Gary Gunderson
Conclusion	227	(1)
Surviving as an Applied Sociologist	227	(5)
Pat Sheehan
The Sociologist as Artist	232
William Du Bois
R. Dean Wright