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

by Henslin, James M.

• ISBN13: 9780205578719
• ISBN10: 0205578713
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-15
• Publisher: Pearson

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.There are two readings per text chapter, to support the kind of in-depth study of high-priority topics thatCore Conceptsis designed for. New to this Edition Diary of a Homeless Manby John R. Coleman Learning Silence: Boys and Girls in School by Peggy Orenstein Inside Organized Racism by Kathleen M. Blee The American Family by Stephanie Coontz

Author Biography

     James M. Henslin, who was born in Minnesota, graduated from high school and junior college in California and from college in Indiana. Awarded scholarships, he earned his Master’s and doctorate degrees in sociology at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. After this, he was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the National Institute of Mental Health, and spent a year studying how people adjust to the suicide of a family member. His primary interests in sociology are the sociology of everyday life, deviance, and international relations. Among his numerous books is Down-to-Earth Sociology : Introductory Readings (Free Press), now in its twelfth edition. This book of readings reflects some of these sociological interests. He has also published widely in sociology journals, including Social Problems and American Journal of Sociology.

While a graduate student, Jim Henslin taught at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. After completing his doctorate, he joined the faculty at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, where he is Professor Emeritus of Sociology. He says, “I’ve always found the introductory course enjoyable to teach. I love to see students’ faces light up when they first glimpse the sociological perspective and begin to see how society has become an essential part of how they view the world.”

Henslin enjoys reading and fishing. His two favorite activities are writing and traveling. He especially enjoys visiting and living in other cultures, for this brings him face to face with behaviors and ways of thinking that he cannot take for granted, experiences that “make sociological principles come alive.”

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
The Sociological Perspective	p. 1
Invitation to Sociology	p. 1
The Lives of Homeless Women	p. 10
Culture	p. 16
The Fierce People	p. 16
Diary of a Homeless Man	p. 30
Socialization	p. 43
Extreme Isolation	p. 43
Anybody's Son Will Do	p. 51
Social Structure and Social Interaction	p. 62
Streetwise	p. 62
The Great American Football Ritual	p. 72
Social Groups	p. 85
Hanging Tongues: A Sociological Encounter with the Assembly Line	p. 85
Just Another Routine Emergency	p. 94
Deviance and Social Control	p. 104
Becoming a Prostitute	p. 104
Outlaw Motorcyclists	p. 113
Social Stratification	p. 123
The Uses of Poverty: The Poor Pay All	p. 123
The U.S. Upper Class	p. 130
Sex and Gender	p. 142
Learning Silence: Girls and Boys in School	p. 142
"But What Do You Mean?" Women and Men in Conversation	p. 150
Race and Ethnicity	p. 157
Inside Organized Racism	p. 157
Invisible Man	p. 169
Marriage and Family	p. 187
The American Family	p. 187
The Transformation of Family Life	p. 194
Name Index	p. 205
Subject Index	p. 207
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