Sociological Odyssey Contemporary Readings in Introductory Sociology

by Adler, Patricia A.; Adler, Peter

• ISBN13: 9781111829551
• ISBN10: 1111829551
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-30
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

SOCIOLOGICAL ODYSSEY: CONTEMPORARY READINGS IN INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY, Fourth Edition, helps bring sociology to life through a wide range of engaging, current articles, covering issues such as Internet dating, the black middle class, homosexuality, the straight edge movement, welfare recipients, and children's clique behavior.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
The Sociological Vision	p. 1
Perspectives: What Is Sociology?	p. 7
"The Sociological Eye"	p. 7
Perspectives: The Sociological Imagination	p. 10
"The Promise of Sociology"	p. 10
Categories: How Do Sociologists Think?	p. 16
"Should We Generalize about People?"	p. 16
Categories: Definitions and Change	p. 24
"What's in a Name?"	p. 24
Theories	p. 30
"Three Sociological Perspectives"	p. 30
Methods: Experimental Design	p. 39
"From Summer Camps to Glass Ceilings: The Power of Experiments"	p. 39
Methods: Survey Research	p. 47
"Sense and Nonsense about Surveys"	p. 47
Methods: Ethnography	p. 53
"The Promise and Pitfalls of Going into the Field"	p. 53
Culture and Socialization	p. 63
Culture: Mainstream Culture	p. 71
"White Universal Identity as a 'Sense of Group Position'"	p. 71
Culture: Subculture	p. 82
"Core Values of the Straight Edge Movement"	p. 82
Culture: Commercialized Culture	p. 93
"Constructing Authenticity and Ethnicity in the Mexican Restaurant Industry"	p. 93
Social Interaction: Peer Socialization	p. 107
"Inclusion and Exclusion in Preadolescent Cliques"	p. 107
Socialization: Media Socialization	p. 120
"The Impact of Pervasive Beauty Images on Black and White Girls' Self-Concepts"	p. 120
Socialization: Ethnic Socialization	p. 129
"Asian American Ethnic Options: How Cambodian High School Students Negotiate Ethnic Identities"	p. 129
Dramaturgy: Public Presentations	p. 144
"Meanwhile Backstage: Behavior in Public Bathrooms"	p. 144
Dramaturgy: Private Performances	p. 155
"The Engagement Proposal as Performance"	p. 155
Crime And Deviance: Cultural Contexts	p. 169
"The Mark of a Criminal Record"	p. 169
Culture: Cultural Contexts	p. 181
"Fraternities and Collegiate Rape Culture"	p. 181
Crime And Deviance: Stigma Management	p. 189
"Identity and Stigma of Women with STDs"	p. 189
Social Inequality	p. 199
Social Class: Upper Class	p. 205
"The U.S. Class Structure"	p. 205
Social Class: Middle Class	p. 213
"Black Middle-Class Suburbia"	p. 213
Social Class: Underclass	p. 223
"Single Welfare Mothers' Resistance'"	p. 223
Race And Ethnicity: Asians	p. 236
"Korean Banking and Korean Immigrant Entrepreneurship"	p. 236
Race And Ethnicity: Blacks and Whites	p. 247
"Black and White Fraternity Men's Approaches Toward Women"	p. 247
Race And Ethnicity: Latinos	p. 261
"Racialization, 'Flexible Ethnicity,' Gender, and Third-Generation Mexican American Identity"	p. 261
Gender: Femininity	p. 275
"How Models Manage Bodily Capital"	p. 275
Gender: Masculinity	p. 283
"Varieties of Masculinity in Male Cheerleading"	p. 283
Gender: Gendered Scripts	p. 292
"Grinding on the Dance Floor: Gendered Scripts and Sexualized Dancing at College Parties"	p. 292
Social Institutions	p. 303
Family: Nuclear Family Adaptations	p. 309
"A New Generation Negotiates Gender, Work, and Family Change"	p. 309
Family: Alternative Family Dynamics	p. 321
"Constructing Gay and Lesbian Parent Families 'Beyond the Closet'"	p. 321
Religion: Embracing Religion	p. 332
"Muslim Self-Identities after 9/11"	p. 332
Religion: Rejecting Religion	p. 341
"Rejecting God, Adopting Atheism"	p. 341
Education: Structural Differences	p. 352
"Savage Inequalities"	p. 352
Education: Mobility Differences	p. 359
"Lower Income College Students at Elite vs. State Schools"	p. 359
Work And Leisure: Creating Entrepreneurial Jobs	p. 369
"Mexican Immigrant Gardeners: Entrepreneurs or Exploited Workers?"	p. 369
Work And Leisure: Coping with Job Loss	p. 383
"Working-Class Job Loss, Gender, and the Negotiation of Household Labor"	p. 383
Health And Medicine: Adult Health	p. 392
"Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids"	p. 392
Health And Medicine: Childhood Health	p. 400
"American Preschoolers on Ritalin"	p. 400
Social Change	p. 411
Technology: Mobile Relationships	p. 417
"Online Communication and Adolescent Relationships"	p. 417
Tecnology: Virtual Relationships	p. 430
"The Redness of Cybercheating"	p. 430
Globalization: Outsourcing Service	p. 439
"Indian Call Centers"	p. 439
Globalization: The Global Slave Trade	p. 449
"The International Sexual Trafficking of Women and Children"	p. 449
Visions Of Society: Bureaucratization	p. 455
"The McDonaldization of Society"	p. 455
Visions Of Community: The Erosion of Traditional Forms	p. 464
"Bowling Alone"	p. 464
Visions Of Community: The Creation of New Forms	p. 469
"Cyber Communities of Self-Injury"	p. 469
Sociology And Social Change: Visions of a Better Future	p. 479
"Creating a More Just and Sustainable World"	p. 479
Glossary	p. 495
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