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245		0	_aSociologists in action: _bsociology, social change, and social justice/ _ceditors Kathleen Odell Korgen, Jonathan M. White, Shelley K. White
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aLos Angeles: _bSAGE _c2011.
300			_a295 p.
505			_a Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Sociological Perspective -- "Sociology: Promise and Potential Through Praxis" / Cheryl Joseph -- "Human Rights and the Sociological Imagination: How Sociologists Can Help Make the World a Better Place" / Mayra Gómez -- "Stand Up and Speak Out" / Judith Winner -- "Getting Behind the Headlines and Going Where the Action Is: My Career as A Sociologist in Non-Academic Settings" / Georgette F. Bennett -- Discussion Questions -- Resources -- Chapter 2. Theory -- "Critical Mixed-Race Studies: The Intersections of Identity and Social Justice" / Andrew Jolivette -- "Doing Sociology: Creating Equal Employment Opportunities" / Menah Pratt-Clarke -- Laura Nichols, "Using Sociology for College Success" -- Discussion Questions -- Resources -- Chapter 3. Research Methods -- "The Michigan Alcohol and Other Drugs School Survey" / Thomas L. Van Valey -- "Using Sociological Skills for Movements to Confront Power: The Genesis of the Research Institute on Social and Economic Policy (RISEP)" / Bruce Nissen -- "Positive Deviance Research as a Way to Help People" / Samuel R. Friedman -- Discussion Questions -- Resources -- Chapter 4. Culture -- "Academic as Social Entrepreneur: Creating Organizations for Social Change" / Juliet Schor -- "Excerpt From 'The Diary of a Mad Social Scientist'" / Corey Dolgon -- "Youth Culture, Identity, and Resistance: Participatory Action Research in a Puerto Rican Barrio" / Nilda Flores-González, Michael Rodríguez-Muñiz -- Discussion Questions -- Resources -- Chapter 5. Socialization -- "Socialization, Stereotypes, and Homelessness" / Michele Wakin -- "Reengaging Activism in the Socialization of Undergraduate Students" / Shelley White -- "Dangerous Behaviors? Police Encounters With Juvenile Gang Offenders" / Susan Guarino-Ghezzi -- Discussion Questions -- Resources -- Chapter 6. Deviant Behavior -- "Reducing Hate and Prejudice on Campus: A Sociologist's Contributions" / Jack Levin -- "Using Evidence-Based Research to Inform Public Policy: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina" / David S. Kirk -- "The Politics of Protest Policing" / Alex S. Vitale -- "From Damaged Goods to Empowered Patients" / Adina Nack -- Discussion Questions -- Resources -- Chapter 7. Social Movements -- "Never Again Must Mean Never" / Ellen J. Kennedy -- "Change the World-Start at School" / Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur -- "A Campus Gun-Free Zone Movement" / Rob Benford -- "Social Movements and Activist Sociology" / Charles Derber -- Discussion Questions -- Resources -- Chapter 8. Stratification and Social Class -- "Housing and Homelessness in Maine: A Case of Public Sociology in Practice" / Joe Bandy, Craig McEwen -- "Relocating the Homeless-or Not!" / James D. Wright -- "Sociology Is Action: Using Sociology for Children's Rights" / Jonathan White -- Discussion Questions -- Resources -- Chapter 9. Race and Ethnic Relations -- "Bridging the Campus and the Community: Blogging About the Asian American Experience" / C. N. Le -- "The Responsibilities of Relationships: Using Sociology to Build Meaningful Alliances" / Barbara Gurr -- "Putting Sociology to Work in Winnersville, USA" / Mark Patrick George -- "Methods of Truth and Reconciliation" / David Cunningham -- Discussion Questions -- Resources -- Chapter 10. Sex, Gender, and Sexuality -- "Sex in Some Cities: Explorations of AIDS/HIV Education and Hooking Up" / Rebecca Plante -- "A Public Sociology of Gender and Masculinity" / Michael Kimmel -- "The Southern West Virginia Photovoice Project: Community Action Through Sociological Research" / Shannon Elizabeth Bell -- "Getting the Message Out" / Susan Stall -- Discussion Questions -- Resources -- Chapter 11. Globalization and Immigration -- "Interracial Conflict and Attempts at Reconciliation in Auburn, Maine" / Joe Bandy, Elspeth Benard (Dennison) -- "How Culture Matters in Poverty Alleviation Efforts: Microcredit and Confucian Ideas in Rural China" / Becky Hsu -- "Localizing International Human Rights: Engaging with the World Social Forum Process" / Jackie Smith -- "Informed Debate in a Political Minefield" / Irene Bloemraad -- "Community-Based Research and Immigrant Rights" / Leah Schmalzbauer -- Discussion Questions -- Resources -- Chapter 12. Environmental Justice -- "Reducing Pesticide Exposure Risks: An Environmental Sociologist's Role" / (Hanna-) Andrea Rother -- "Using a Sociological Tool Kit to Make Energy Efficiency Happen" / Lou Jacobson -- "Activist Scholarship for Environmental Justice" / David Naguib Pellow -- "The Sociology of Environmental Justice: Merging Research and Action" / Daniel Faber -- Discussion Questions -- Resources -- Chapter 13. Social Institutions (Family, Economy) -- "Sociological Advocacy for Children" / Yvonne Vissing -- "From Hollowing Out the Middle to Reimagining Small Towns" / Patrick J. Carr, Maria J. Kefalas -- "'Why Don't We Do Something About It?' Response to Job Loss in Rural Communities" / Leslie Hossfeld -- Discussion Questions -- Resources -- Chapter 14. Social Institutions, Continued (Education, Government, Religion) -- "A Sociologist as a Social Seismographer: Understanding the Earthquake in Class Inequality in U.S. Higher Education" / Sigal Alon -- Randy Stoecker, and Heather Gates, "Promoting Community Environmental Sustainability Using a Project-Based Approach" / Dadit Hidayat -- "Using Sociology to Counter Stereotypes: The Case of American Muslims" / John O'Brien, Besheer Mohamed -- "Out of the Tower and Into the Capitol: How Sociology Students Helped Spark the Wisconsin Uprising" / Charity A. Schmidt -- "Democracy Matters: Giving Students a Political Voice" / Joan D. Mandle -- Discussion Questions -- Resources --
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