Mapping the Social Landscape

* = New to this edition Preface I. THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE 1. C. Wright Mills, The Promise--classic piece on the sociological imagination *2. Kathyrn Edin and Maria Kefalas, Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage--applying the sociological imagination to single motherhood 3. Mary Romero, An Intersection of Biography and History: My Intellectual Journey--applying the sociological imagination to domestic service Social Research 4. Michael Schwalbe, Finding Out How the Social World Works--a summary of what it means to be sociologically mindful 5. Craig Haney, W. Curtis Banks, and Philip G. Zimbardo, Interpersonal Dynamics in a Simulated Prison--classic piece on the research design of Zimbardo's famous experiment *6. Mitchell Duneier, Sidewalk--an ethnographic study of street vendors in New York City II. CULTURE *7. Barry Glassner, The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Fear the Wrong Things--one perspective of American culture 8. Anne M. Velliquette and Jeff B. Murray, The New Tattoo Subculture --the tattoo subculture and meanings of body adornment 9. Yen Le Espiritu, The Racial Construction of Asian American Women and Men--an examination of racist and sexist stereotypes in U.S. culture 10. Haunani-Kay Trask, Lovely Hula Hands: Corporate Tourism and the Prostitution of Hawaiian Culture--an examination of cultural commodification and exploitation III. SOCIALIZATION 11. Judith Lorber, "Night to His Day": The Social Construction of Gender--the socialization of gender identity 12. Robert Granfield, Making It By Faking It: Working-Class Students in an Elite Academic Environment--working class identity and law school socialization *13. Jacqueline Lewis, Learning to Strip: The Socialization Experiences of Exotic Dancers--how exotic dancers are socialized to their work 14. Gwynne Dyer, Anybody's Son Will Do--resocialization into the total institution of the military IV. GROUPS AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE 15. Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler, Peer Power: Clique Dynamics among School Children--a study of the structure and interactional dynamics among groups of school children 16. Martin Sanchez Jankowski, Gang Business--a functional analysis of a primary group *17. Christine L. Williams, Shopping as Symbolic Interaction: Race, Class, and Gender in the Toy Store--a study of secondary group relationships and social interaction 18. Mark Colvin, Descent Into Madness: The New Mexico State Prison Riot--an example of social structure breaking down V. DEVIANCE, CRIME, AND SOCIAL CONTROL 19. David L. Rosenhan, On Being Sane in Insane Places--classic piece on labeling and social deviance 20. Penelope E. McLorg and Diane E. Taub, Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia: The Development of Deviant Identities--the social construction of deviant identities 21. Philippe Bourgois, In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio--an ethnographic study of drug dealing in the inner-city 22. A. Ayres Boswell and Joan Z. Spade, Fraternities and Collegiate Rape Culture: Why Are Some Fraternities More Dangerous Places for Women?--the social organization of crime VI. SOCIAL INEQUALITY Social Class 23. Kingsley Davis, Wilbert E. Moore, and Melvin Tumin, Some Principles of Stratification --classic piece on the functions of social stratification 24. G. William Domhoff, Who Rules America?: The Corporate Community and the Upper Class--the lifestyles and social institutions of the upper class *25. Thomas M. Shapiro, The Hidden Cost of Being African American: How Wealth Perpetuates Inequality--an examination of social class and racial differences in wealth 26. Barbara Ehrenreich, Nickel-and-Dimed on (Not) Getting by in America--an exploration of the lives of the working poor Gender 27. Barbara Risman, Gender as Structure--a review of four theories that explain sex and gender *28. Betsy Lucal, What It Means to Be Gendered Me: Life on the Boundaries of a Dichotomous Gender System--one woman's experiences with gender identity and interaction *29. Nancy Lesko, Our Guys/Good Guys: Playing with High School Privilege and Power--an examination of male-dominated athletics and school culture *30. Meika Loe, Working at Bazooms: The Intersection of Power, Gender, and Sexuality--an investigation of gender and sexuality in the workplace Race and Ethnicity *31. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, "New Racism," Color-Blind Racism, and the Future of Whiteness in America --the persistence of whiteness and racial inequality in America 32. Jennifer Lee and Frank D. Bean, Beyond Black and White: Remaking Race in America--how race is measured by the U.S. government 33. Charlie LeDuff, At a Slaughterhouse, Some Things Never Die--an examination of the racial dynamics at one workplace site *34. Katherin M. Flower Kim, Out of Sorts: Adoption and (Un)Desirable Children--how race and racism influence adoption decisions VII. SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS Power and Politics 35. C. Wright Mills, The Power Elite--classic piece on the power elite 36. Dan Clawson, Alan Neustadtl,and Mark Weller, Dollars and Votes: How Business Campaign Contributions Subvert Democracy--an application of Mills' power elite *37. Charles Derber, One World Under Business--the financial dynamics and politics of globalization Mass Media 38. Todd Gitlin, Media Unlimited: How the Torrent of Images and Sounds Overwhelms Our Lives--the globalization of American media 39. Gregory Mantsios, Media Magic: Making Class Invisible--how the mass media distorts social class *40. Karen Sternheimer, It's Not the Media: The Truth About Pop Culture's Influence on Children--an examination of media violence and its effects on children The Economy and Work 41. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, The Manifesto of the Communist Party--classic piece on the relationship between the capitalists and the workers 42. Robin Leidner, Over the Counter: McDonald's--an ethnographic study of the routinization of work 43. Arlie Russell Hochschild, The Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work--how individuals combine their work and home lives Religion 44. Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism--classic piece on the influence of religion on the economy 45. Mark Chaves, Abiding Faith--the current status of religion among Americans *46. Russell Shorto, Faith at Work--how some Christians are bringing faith into the workplace Health and Medicine *47. Jonathan Oberlander, The U.S. Health Care System: On a Road to Nowhere?--a critical review of the U.S. institution of medicine *48. Eric Klinenberg, Dying Alone: The Social Production of Urban Isolation--the health consequences of the 1995 Chicago heat wave 49. David A. Karp, Illness and Identity--an interview study of people with depression Education 50. Mary Crow Dog and Richard Erdoes, Civilize Them With A Stick--education as an institution of social control *51. Jonathan Kozol, Still Separate, Still Unequal: America's Educational Apartheid--racial segregation in American schools 52. Ann Arnett Ferguson, Bad Boys: Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity--racial and gender stereotyping in American schools The Family *53. Andrew J. Cherlin, The Deinstitutionalization of American Marriage--an examination of the weakening of social norms in the institution of marriage 54. Ann Crittendon, The Mommy Tax--the income discrimination faced by working mothers *55. Annette Lareau, Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life--a study of social class differences in parenting and child rearing in African American and white families VIII. SOCIAL CHANGE *56. Joel Best, Social Progress and Social Problems: Toward A Sociology of Gloom--the paradoxical relationship between social progress and social problems *57. George Ritzer, The McDonaldization of Society--a contemporary theory of social change *58. D. Stanley Eitzen, The Atrophy of Social Life--how social isolation is affecting society *59. Jeremy Brecher, Tim Costello, and Brendan Smith, Globalization and Social Movements --an overview of social movements and globalization 60. Allan G. Johnson, What Can We Do? Becoming a Part of the Solution--social change strategies to deal with privilege and oppression