Inside Social Life Readings in Sociological Psychology and Microsociology

by Cahill, Spencer E.

• ISBN13: 9780195332414
• ISBN10: 0195332415
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The Fifth Edition of Spencer Cahill's best-selling anthology provides an introduction to the sociological study of social psychology, interpersonal interaction, social construction, and the social shaping of human experience in our everyday lives. The book's primary-source articles feature both contemporary and classic theoretical statements as well as empirical studies. Introductions to each part and to each article identify and explain central issues, key concepts, and relationships among topics. The new edition features revised introductions and 10 entirely new contributions. The new articles address such topics as: * The social construction of human experience * The neurological plasticity of the developing human brain * Young children's ethnic and racial definitions of self * The historical transformation of grief in America * The experience of taking psychiatric drugs * The presentation of "cyberselves" on the Internet * The conversational delivery of bad medical diagnostic news * Young adult children's negotiations with parents over cars * The challenges of living in impoverished, inner-city neighborhoods * The processes that resulted in the design and establishment of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial The Instructor's Manual for this anthology consists of entirely new material.

Table of Contents

Human Being and Social Reality

The Social Foundations of Human Experience

Human Neural Plasticity and Socialization

Islands of Meaning

The Social Construction of Self

The Self as Sentiment and Reflection

The Self as Social Structure

Young Children's Racial and Ethnic Definitions of Self

Media Images' Influence on Adolescent Girls' Self-Concepts

The Social Construction of Subjective Experience

The Development of Language and Thought

The Historical Transformation of American Grief

Managing Emotions in Medical School

Mental Illness, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Elusive Self

The Self and Social Interaction

The Presentation of Self

Cyberspace and Cyberselves

The Gloried Self

Narratives of Self in Codependents Anonymous

The Organization of Social Interaction

Face-Work and Interaction Rituals

The Interaction Order of Public Bathrooms

Wheelchair Users' Interpersonal Management of Emotions

The Conversational Co-Construction of Bad Diagnostic News

Social Interaction and Relationships

Parents, Kids, and Cars, Amy Best

A Personal Story of Doing Family

Caring For and About the Mentally Ill

The Social Contexts of Illness

Structures of Social Life

Preadolescent Cliques, Friendships, and Identity

The Contrasting Agendas of Black and White Sororities

Working and Resisting at Route Restaurant

Making It "Decent" on the Streets

The Construction of Social Structures

Society in Action

Borderwork Among Boys and Girls

The Black Male in Public

Managing Emotions in an Animal Shelter

The Politics of Social Reality

The Moral Career of the Mental Patient

Self Change and Resistance in Prison

The Evolution of Road Rage

Commemorating America's Involvement in Vietnam

Postmodern Social Reality

The Dissolution of the Self

The Self in a World of Going Concerns

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