Exploring Social Life : Readings to Accompany Essentials of Sociology:A down-to-Earth Approach

by Henslin, James M.

• ISBN13: 9780205459414
• ISBN10: 0205459412
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

This brief and economical reader, edited by Jim Henslin, is specifically designed to be used as a companion to Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, Sixth Edition. All articles are chosen and introduced by Jim Henslin to complement the most current edition of his brief, paperback introductory text. One reading per text chapter, including a selection to accompany the online chapter, The Sociology of Human Sexuality.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
PART I THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE	1	(48)
The Sociological Perspective
Invitation to Sociology	3	(9)
Peter L. Berger
Culture
The Fierce People	12	(14)
Napoleon Chagnon
Socialization
Anybody's Son Will Do	26	(11)
Gwynne Dyer
Social Structure and Social Interaction
Diary of a Homeless Man	37	(12)
John R. Coleman
PART II SOCIAL GROUPS AND SOCIAL CONTROL	49	(22)
Social Groups and Formal Organizations
Just Another Routine Emergency	51	(10)
Daniel F. Chambliss
Deviance and Social Control
Becoming a Prostitute	61	(10)
Nanette J. Davis
PART III SOCIAL INEQUALITY	71	(44)
Social Stratification in Global Perspective
Life on the Global Assembly Line	73	(9)
Barbara Ehrenreich
Annette Fuentes
Social Class in the United States
The Uses of Poverty: The Poor Pay All	82	(7)
Herbert J. Gans
Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity
Invisible Man	89	(18)
Lawrence Otis Graham
Inequalities of Gender and Age
Sick Societies	107	(8)
Robert B. Edgerton
PART IV SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS	115	(30)
Politics and the Economy
The Power Elite	117	(8)
C. Wright Mills
Marriage and Family
When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work	125	(10)
Arlie Russell Hochschild
Education
College Athletes and Role Conflict	135	(10)
Peter Adler
Patricia A. Adler
PART V SOCIAL CHANGE	145	(30)
Population and Urbanization
Streetwise	147	(10)
Elijah Anderson
Social Change: Technology, Social Movements, and the Environment
Social Change and Amazon Indians	157	(9)
Marlise Simons
How Many Sexual Partners Do Americans Have?	166	(9)
Robert T. Michael
John H. Gagnon
Edward O. Laumann
Gina Kolata
Name Index	175	(2)
Subject Index	177