A Discipline Divided
Subtitle: Sociology in American High Schools
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: June 28, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780739117316
Subjects: Secondary schools; Sociology & social issues; Teaching of a specific subject; 20th century; 21st century; Sociology Of Education; Teaching At The Secondary School Level; Social Science; Sociology; USA; Sociology - General; Social Science / Sociology / General; Secondary; Teaching Methods & Materials - Social Science; Study and teaching (Secondary); United States
Description: "A Discipline Divided brings together the literature on the sociology of sociology and the research on the teaching of sociology to examine the ways in which historical, intellectual, and structural forces shaped the content and objectives of high school sociology courses between 1911 and 2001. Relying on questionnaire and interview data, published descriptions of past high school sociology courses, and current teachers' course materials. Michael DeCesare documents how teachers and sociologists have conceptualized the high school sociology course."--Jacket.