The Practical Skeptic: Readings In Sociology - Softcover

Mcintyre, Lisa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0767420780 ISBN 13: 9780767420785

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2001

Synopsis

Using a conceptual framework, THE PRACTICAL SKEPTIC: READINGS IN SOCIOLOGY, 2nd Edition includes classic sociological research writings as well as recent pieces on fascinating topics of interest to students. It is the ideal companion to McIntyre’s text, THE PRACTICAL SKEPTIC: CORE CONCEPTS IN SOCIOLOGY, 2nd Edition or other sociology texts.

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Using a conceptual framework, THE PRACTICAL SKEPTIC: READINGS IN SOCIOLOGY, 2nd Edition includes classic sociological research writings as well as recent pieces on fascinating topics of interest to students. It is the ideal companion to McIntyre's text, THE PRACTICAL SKEPTIC: CORE CONCEPTS IN SOCIOLOGY, 2nd Edition or other sociology texts.
Entire new section on Social Institutions. Includes readings on such institutions as education, the family, religion, work, the home, and others. New readings in this section include those by Myra and David Sadker, Peter W. Cookson, Jr. and Caroline Hodges Persell, Nancy Tatom Ammerman, Philip Cowan and Carolyn Pape Cowan, Sara Ryan, Gwynne Dyer, and Thomas J. Schmid and Richard S. Jones.
Focus on core concepts. Corresponding to the conceptual organization of McIntyre's companion text, The Practical Skeptic: Core Concepts in Sociology, 2nd Edition, each of the 38 readings serves to illustrate key sociological concepts and ideas.
Classic and contemporary readings. Among the articles included are: Body Ritual Among the Nacirema, by Horace Miner / Men as Success Objects and Women as Sex Objects: A Study of Personal Advertisements, by Simon Davis / Handling the Stigma of Handling the Dead, by William E. Thompson / On Being Sane in Insane Places, by D.L. Rosenhan / Tales Out of Medical School, by Adriane Fugh-Berman, M.D.
Abundant pedagogical support. Elements include:
' Headnotes at the beginning of each reading.
' Definitions of unfamiliar terms.
' Brief notes in the margins that add detail and historical context to the readings.
' Discussion questions at the end of each reading
Annotated table of contents that briefly describes each reading and facilitates using the readings with other sociology texts.

About the Author

Lisa J. McIntyre is associate professor in sociology at Washington State University. She received the PhD in sociology from The University of Chicago. She is the author of three books including The Public Defender: The Practice of Law in the Shadows of Repute; Law in the Sociological Enterprise and The Practical Skeptic: Core Concepts in Sociology and the editor of The Practical Skeptic: Readings in Sociology. With Marvin Sussman, McIntyre edited Families and Law. An enthusiastic teacher and popular lecturer, McIntyre is a winner of Washington State Universitys William F. Mullen Teaching Medal and numerous departmental teaching awards. Her central research focus is on how law and social behavior interact.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0767420780
• ISBN 13: 9780767420785
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 352