Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life Book

Excellence and Innovation for Teaching Introductory Sociology"I am a sociology teacher first and foremost. So I set out to write a book that is as helpful to the craft of teaching sociology as possible. You will not find a gargantuan summary of every sociological concept, topic, and theory here. Instead, I chose to limit the focus, allowing for a deeper, more thorough, and hopefully more useful analysis of key ideas in the discipline. The book revolves around a sustained theme¾ the reciprocal relationship between the individual and society¾ and continually shows the reader his or her active role as creator and shaper of society. I examine the crucial links between people's common, everyday experiences and the broader structural features of their social worlds. Along the way I use a personal style of writing that I think will appeal to students and instructors alike."David M. NewmanDePauw University Features and Benefits of This Outstanding Fourth EditionUpdated examples, statistical information, and graphics have been included, making this new edition current and accessible.Many examples from current news headlines have been incorporated. New statistical data, much of which has been drawn from the most recent 2000 Census, have been added. All of the graphics have been updated, many changing from statistical tables to more readable charts, making trends and relationships more obvious.New and improved visual essays provide a larger, enhanced visual component.The new visual images in this edition paint detailed, informative sociological portraits. Douglas Harper, one of the foremost visual sociologists in the world today, produced several unique, vivid, and provocative visual essays for this new edition. These essays provide students a wonderful opportunity to "see" many of the concepts and ideas included in the text and will help them to become much more visually astute observers of and participants in their social worlds.New micro-macro connections and research features help generate classroom discussion.New features included in this edition focus on such diverse topics as the sociological importance of chairs, ex-mental patients, virtual communities, social class differences in Internet access, the politics of multicultural identity, and racial profiling. Features updated from the previous edition include: trends in teen suicide, media censorship, the toy industry's role in gender socialization, the cultural impact of anti-depressant drugs, the U.S. health care system, racism in professional sports, sexual harassment in the military, the shifting politics of immigration, and environmental justice.Increased focus on globalization and technology.This new edition contains many more cross-cultural examples and discussions of globalization, showing students how their lives are linked to, and affected by, our increasingly global society. The inclusion of more examples and analyses of new innovations in information and communication technology illustrate how these technologies have changed the way we live our everyday lives. Also AvailableA companion anthology, Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life: Readings, Fourth Edition, has been designed and edited to accompany David Newman's text. More information, including a table of contents, is included on the following pages. Teaching Resources and an Annotated Bibliography for Teaching Sociology, superbly researched and crafted, is available for use with the Fourth Edition of David Newman's text and companion anthology. Test materials, synopses of articles, additional suggested exercises, literary and visual resources, and entries for this unique annotated bibliography were created with input and suggestions from a nationwide group of dedicated introductory teachers.Included on the site are do-it-yourself reviews and tests for students, web activities designed to enhance learning, a bulletin board where students and teachers can post messages, and a resource file containing web sites and additional helpful information.Read More