Sociology in Action, Third Edition is an introductory text that encourages doing sociology through real-world activities that emphasize hands-on work, application, and learning by example. Each chapter is written by a specialist in that subject who also shares a passion for active learning. Edited by Kathleen Odell Korgen and Maxine P. Atkinson, this text explains sociology′s key concepts and theories, and pairs that foundational coverage with a series of carefully developed, assignable learning activities that prompt students to think and reflect, observe, analyze, investigate, and apply what they are learning.
Table of Content
Chapter 1. Training Your Sociological Eye – Kathleen Odell Korgen
Chapter 2. Understanding Theory – Kathleen S. Lowney
Chapter 3. Using Research Methods – Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur and Amanda M. Jungels
Chapter 4. Recognizing Culture – David E. Rohall
Chapter 5. Understanding Socialization and Interaction – Amy Sodaro
Chapter 6. Identifying Deviant – Rena C. Zito
Chapter 7. Confronting Economic Inequality – Sandra Enos
Chapter 8. Constructing Gender, Sex, and Sexuality – Maxine P. Atkinson
Chapter 9. Recognizing the Importance of Race – Kathleen Odell Korgen
Chapter 10. Understanding Institutions: Politics and the Economy – Richard A. Zdan
Chapter 11. Understanding Institutions: Family – Carissa Froyum
Chapter 12. Understanding Institutions: Education – Melissa S. Fry
Chapter 13. Experiencing Health, Illness, and Medical Care – Amy Irby-Shasanmi
Chapter 14. Understanding Institutions: Religion – Andrea N. Hunt
Chapter 15. Saving the Environment – John Chung-En Liu
Chapter 16. Changing Society through Social Movements – Wendy M. Christensen
Glossary
References
Index
About the author
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.
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