Mapping the Social Landscape: Readings in Sociology - Softcover

Ferguson, Susan J

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072878991 ISBN 13: 9780072878998

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2004

Synopsis

Drawing from a wide selection of classic and contemporary works, the 60 selections in this best-selling reader represent a plurality of voices and views within sociology.

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Diversity of scholarship and perspective. In addition to including classic works by such authors as Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, W.E.B. Du Bois, and C. Wright Mills, this anthology presents a wide range of contemporary scholarship, some of which provides newer treatments of traditional concepts.
Integration of race, class, and gender. By integrating issues of diversity throughout the book, Ferguson helps students to see the inter-relationships of race, social class, and gender, and how they have shaped the experiences of all people in society.
Timely issues illustrated in the readings. Current issues are examined, including men's changing roles in the family, the role of corporate PACs and political influence, the anti-abortion movement, the rise of paramilitary culture, tattoo subculture, working class identity and law school, eating disorders and deviant identities, and the L.A. riots.
Critical thinking. The diversity of viewpoints and approaches encourages students to evaluate and analyze the ideas and research findings presented.
Introductions to selections. Brief introductions to each article highlight key sociological concepts.
New Selections. 24 new selections (starred in the table of contents) include recent works by Jennifer Pierce, Michael Schwalbe, Martin Sanchez Jankowski, Philippe Bourgois, Melvin Oliver & Thomas Shapiro, Kathryn Edin and Laura Lein, Yen Le Espiritu, William Greider, William J. Wilson, Donald Kraybill, Richard Flacks, David Karp, Myra Sadker and David Sadker, Judith Stacey, and Arlie Russell Hochschild.
Entire new section on Health and Medicine. Includes a classic piece by Talcott Parsons, current works by David Karp on the social construction of mental illness, and a piece by Steven Epstein on the politics surrounding our understanding of AIDS.
New issues covered. New topics include: the men's movement - changing work-family relations - wealth and the intersection of class and race - the emotional dimension of lawyering - the economic struggles of women on welfare - racist images in U.S. culture - AIDS and political activism - gender and education - gay and lesbian families - the effects of global capitalism - the social construction of mental illness - gangs and their communities.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072878991
• ISBN 13: 9780072878998
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 704