Sociology: Diversity, Conflict, and Change (B&B SOCIOLOGY) - Softcover

Neubeck, Kenneth J.; Glasberg, Davita Silfen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072504765 ISBN 13: 9780072504767

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2004

Synopsis

This text offers students a lively, provocative introduction to the principles of sociology. It encourages students to develop what C. Wright Mills called a "sociological imagination," enabling them to see how their position in society and in history shapes their personal lives. Using a critical approach, the authors raise analytical questions and explore the social forces that affect each individual's life and life chances. While focusing on the influence of power and privilege on society’s haves and have-nots, the authors suggest the need for social change.

About this title

About the Author:

Kenneth J. Neubeck is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut-Storrs. His articles have appeared in such journals as Social Problems, Social Policy, and Teaching Sociology, as well as several anthologies. Much of his work has focused upon issues of social and economic justice, covering such topics as the politics surrounding income maintenance programs, cultural values supporting economic inequality, and the relationship between central city downtown developmental and local neighborhood decline. The author of Corporate Response to Urban Crisis (Lexington Books) and Social Problems: A Critical Approach (McGraw-Hill), he is currently conducting research on the impact of racism on U.S. welfare policy.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0072504765
• ISBN 13: 9780072504767
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 640