Kathleen Odell Korgen & Maxine P. Atkinson 
Sociology in Action [EPUB ebook] 

Chapter 1. Training Your Sociological Eye – Kathleen Odell Korgen
What Is Sociology?
Changing How You View the World
Sociology as a Social Science
Differentiating between Good Generalizations and Stereotypes
The Obligations of Sociology
The Benefits of Sociology
Chapter 2. Understanding Theory – Kathleen S. Lowney
Understanding the Structural Functionalist Perspective
Understanding the Conflict Theoretical Perspective
Understanding the Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
Full Theoretical Circle
Chapter 3. Using Research Methods – Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur and Amanda M. Jungels
What Is Research?
What Are Data and Where Do We Get Them?
What Do We Do with Data?
Getting Started Doing Research
Sampling and Measurement
How Can You Recognize Good (and Bad) Research?
Chapter 4. Recognizing Culture – David E. Rohall
Defining Culture
Identifying Elements of Culture
Considering Cultural Variations
The Power of Culture
Chapter 5. Understanding Socialization and Interaction – Amy Sodaro
What Is Socialization?
Understanding Theories of Socialization
Agents of Socialization
Gender Socialization
Status, Social Roles, and Identity
Groups, Organizations, and Bureaucracies
Social Interaction
Chapter 6. Identifying Deviant – Rena C. Zito
Defining Deviance
Origins of the Sociology of Deviance
Creating Deviance
Managing Deviant Identities
Chapter 7. Confronting Economic Inequality – Sandra Enos
What Is Economic Inequality?
Meritocracy and the Functions of Inequality
Understanding Social Stratification
Examining the Class System
Mobility within and across Generations
Consequences of Inequality
Addressing Inequality
Chapter 8. Constructing Gender, Sex, and Sexuality – Maxine P. Atkinson
Defining Sex, Gender, Intersex, and Transgender
Using Theory to Understand Gender
Creating Gender and Sexual Identities, Recognizing Sexualities
Gender, Sexuality, and Work
Gender and Intimate Relationships
Chapter 9. Recognizing the Importance of Race – Kathleen Odell Korgen
Defining Race and Ethnicity
The Repercussions of Race
Discrimination by the U.S. Government
Racial and Ethnic Inequality Today
Racism and Ethnocentrism Globally
Responding (or Not) to Racism and Ethnocentrism Today
Chapter 10. Understanding Institutions: Politics and the Economy – Richard A. Zdan
The State, Power, and Legitimacy
Origins of the State
Forms of Legitimate Domination
Types of Government
Theoretical Approaches to Politics
Politics and the Economy
Modern Economic Systems
Beyond Politics and Economy: Communism and Fascism
Chapter 11. Understanding Institutions: Family – Carissa Froyum
What Shapes Families?
Changing Families across History
Understanding Families through Theory
Families Caring for Each Other
Family Problems
How Work and Policy Shape Families
Chapter 12. Understanding Institutions: Education – Melissa S. Fry
What Is Education as an Institution?
Education and Modes of Production
Theorizing Education
Education and Social Inequality in the United States
Global Education and Inequality
Leveling the Playing Field: Public Policy and Education in the United States
Chapter 13. Experiencing Health, Illness, and Medical Care – Amy Irby-Shasanmi
What Does Sociology Have to Do with Health, Illness, and Medical Care?
The Illness Experience
Medicalization
Explaining Health Disparities and Social Determinants of Health
Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Health
The U.S. Health Care System
Chapter 14. Understanding Institutions: Religion – Andrea N. Hunt
Defining Religion Sociologically
Religious Pluralism and Secularization
Religious Fundamentalism
Changing Religious Life in the United States
Global Diffusion of Religion
Applying Sociological Theory to Religion
Religion and Social Issues, Social Change, and Everyday Life
Chapter 15. Saving the Environment – John Chung-En Liu
Facing Our Environmental Challenges
How Do Sociologists Study Environmental Issues?
How Did We Mess Up? Theories of Environmental Change
Consumption and the Environment
Who Suffers Most from Environmental Problems?
Social Solutions to Environmental Problems
Chapter 16. Changing Society through Social Movements – Wendy M. Christensen
What Is a Social Movement?
Participating in Social Movements
Types of Social Movements
Social Movement Theory
The Six Steps of Social Movement Success
Success and Backlash: The Marriage Equality Movement
How Can We Create Social Change?
Glossary
References
Index

Maxine P. Atkinson is Professor Emerita of Sociology at North Carolina State University, a research  extensive university in Raleigh, North Carolina.  Her area of specialty is the scholarship of teaching and learning and her published work has appeared in such journals as Teaching Sociology, The International Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, and TRAILS: TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology.  She is also one of the  authors of the recent American Sociological Association’s work defining best practices in the undergraduate sociology major,    “The Sociology Major in the Changing Landscape of Higher Education: Curriculum, Careers, and Online Learning” in addition to In the Trenches: Teaching and Learning Sociology, co-authored with Kathleen Lowney. She focuses on teaching introductory sociology courses and “Teaching Sociology, ” a Ph D course required for graduate students at NC State. Maxine has won an impressive array of teaching awards including the American Sociological Society’s Distinguished Contribution to Teaching Award, ASA’s Section on Teaching and Learning Hans O. Mauksch Award for Distinguished Contributions to Undergraduate Sociology and the Carla B. Howery Award for Developing Teacher-Scholars, the Southern Sociological Society’s Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award. Maxine was the first woman from NC State University to win the University of North Carolina’s Governor’s award for Excellence in Teaching. Maxine has served in several administrative positions including being Head of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at NC State, director of NC States’ first year seminar program, and the Founding Director of the Service Learning Program at NC State. She has also served as Chair of ASA’s Section on Teaching and Learning, and President of the Southern Sociological Society along with a plethora of task forces dedicated to undergraduate sociology. Maxine works as a consultant for other sociology departments as a member of the American Sociological Association’s Departmental Resources Group.