The engaged sociologist
Subtitle: connecting the classroom to the community
By: Kathleen Korgen, Jonathan M. White.
Contributors: White, Jonathan M.
Publisher: Pine Forge Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9781412969000
Subjects: Service learning -- United States; Sociology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The engaged sociologist : the sociological perspective and the connections between sociology, democracy, and civic engagement; title: Founders and foundations of sociology : theory; title: How do we know what we think we know? sociological methods; title: Creating civic engagement versus creating apathy : culture; title: Learning how to act in society : socialization; title: Deviant behavior and social movements; title: Big money doesn't always win : stratification; title: What does a "typical American" look like today? : race and ethnicity; title: Sex, gender, and power; title: Social institutions : family and economy; title: Social institutions, continued : education, government, and religion; title: The engaged sociologist in action.