Full Description
The book's objective is to help students develop a skill -- their ability to interpret and analyze situations sociologically.
- Development of student skills and their "sociological eyesight" is facilitated through practice using decision cases, relatively short problem-centered narratives that promote critical thinking.
- The book's structure promotes the progressive and incremental development of skills.
Each chapter in Part I begins with a case. The body of each chapter introduces sociological ideas and concepts by using them to analyze the beginning case. Each chapter concludes with another case so that students can practice the specific skills they have acquired in the chapter, using the chapter's "Sociological Eyesight Analysis Guide." Part II contains additional cases, providing more opportunities for students to practice their skills at interpreting situations sociologically, and solving problems.
An instructor's manual is available to qualified adopters of Sociology in Action. To read the Introduction to the instructor's manual or to view a Sample Course Outline, click on "Additional Materials" in the left column under "About This Book."
Contents
PART ONE: DOING SOCIOLOGY
Seeing Society
Using Theory
Decoding Culture
Uncovering Inequalities and Power
Imagining Futures
PART TWO: DECISION CASES
The Worth of a Sparrow
Conflict at Riverside
Tossin' and Turnin'
Lucy Allman
In the Eye of the Beholder
The Case of the Minnetonka Kawn Ordinance
Off to College
What's So Scary about the Truth?
People Like You
Lisa's Hidden Identity
