Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life Readings - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412928133 ISBN 13: 9781412928137

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2006

Synopsis

This carefully edited companion anthology provides provocative, eye-opening examples of the practice of sociology in a well-edited, well-designed and affordable format. It includes short articles, chapters and excerpts that examine common everyday experiences, important social issues or distinct historical events that illustrate the relationship between the individual and society.

New to the Sixth Edition:

- more detail regarding the theory and/or history related to each issue presented;

- readings that show how race, social class, gender and sexual orientation intersect to influence everyday experiences;

- more focus on global issues and world religions;

- even more balanced than in previous versions of the collection.

Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life, Readings is the companion book to Sociology, Sixth Edition also by David M Newman (1-4129-2814-1).

About this title

Review

" This text was refreshing for me as an instructor; it ignited my students and made for stimulating discussions.I only hope that it is so successful that it stays in print for years to come, in which case it may be my last new text adoption. I thank David Newman for writing the introductory textbook for which I have been looking for a long time."

About the Author

David M. Newman earned his B.A. from San Diego State University in 1981 and his graduate degrees from the University of Washington in Seattle (M.A. 1984, PhD 1988). After a year at the University of Connecticut, David came to DePauw University in 1989 and has been there ever since. David teaches courses in Contemporary Society, Deviance, Mental Illness, Family, Social Psychology, and Research Methods. He has published numerous articles on teaching and has presented research papers on the intersection of gender and power in intimate relationships. Recently most of his scholarly activity has been devoted to writing and revising several books, including Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life: Brief Edition (Sage, 2017); Identities and Inequalities: Exploring the Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality (McGraw-Hill, 2017); and Families: A Sociological Perspective (McGraw-Hill, 2009). His most recent book, Redemption or Stigma? The Promise, Practice and Price of Second Chances in American Culture (Lexington Books), is projected to be published in 2019. It examines the cultural meaning, institutional importance, and social limitations of “second chance” and “permanent stigma” narratives in everyday life.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1412928133
• ISBN 13: 9781412928137
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 456
• Editor: Newman David M., O′Brien Jodi