Society : Readings to Accompany Sociology: A down-to-Earth Approach, Core Concepts

by Henslin, James M.

• ISBN13: 9780205468447
• ISBN10: 0205468446
• 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 toSociology, A Down-to-Earth Approach: Core Concepts. All articles are chosen and introduced by Jim Henslin to complement the most current edition of his brief, paperback introductory text. Two readings per text chapter, to support the kind of in-depth study of high-priority topics thatCore Conceptsis designed for. Can be purchased separately or valuepacked withCore Conceptsfor $5 net. The Instructorrs"s Manual contains discussion questions, individual and group activities, and multiple choice and true-false test questions for each reading.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
The Sociological Perspective	1	(15)
Invitation to Sociology	1	(9)
Peter L. Berger
The Lives of Homeless Women	10	(6)
Elliot Liebow
Culture	16	(19)
The Fierce People	16	(14)
Napoleon Chagnon
Body Ritual among the Nacirema	30	(5)
Horace Miner
Socialization	35	(42)
Extreme Isolation	35	(8)
Kingsley Davis
Anybody's Son Will Do	43	(11)
Gwynne Dyer
Social Structure and Social Interaction
Streetwise	54	(10)
Elijah Anderson
The Great American Football Ritual	64	(13)
Douglas E. Foley
Social Groups	77	(19)
Hanging Tongues: A Sociological Encounter with the Assembly Line	77	(9)
William E. Thompson
Just Another Routine Emergency	86	(10)
Daniel F. Chambliss
Deviance and Social Control	96	(19)
Becoming a Prostitute	96	(9)
Nanette J. Davis
Outlaw Motorcyclists	105	(10)
J. Mark Watson
Social Stratification	115	(19)
The Uses of Poverty: The Poor Pay All	115	(7)
Herbert J. Gans
The U.S. Upper Class	122	(12)
Stephen Higley
Sex and Gender	134	(20)
Girls and Boys Together...But Mostly Apart	134	(13)
Barrie Thorne
``But What Do You Mean?'' Women and Men in Conversation	147	(7)
Deborah Tannen
Race and Ethnicity	154	(28)
Good People and Dirty Work	154	(10)
Everett C. Hughes
Invisible Man	164	(18)
Lawrence Otis Graham
Marriage and Family	182	(21)
When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work	182	(10)
Arlie Russell Hochschild
The Transformation of Family Life	192	(11)
Lillian B. Rubin
Name Index	203	(2)
Subject Index	205