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Life in Society: Readings to Accompany Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, Ninth Edition (3rd Edition)
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This brief and economical reader, edited by Jim Henslin, is specifically designed to be used as a companion to Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, 9th edition. ReadingsNew to This Edition The Great American Football Ritual / Douglas E. Foley Job on the Line / William M. Adler Learning Silence: Girls and Boys in School / Peggy Orenstein The American Family / Stephanie Coontz Between Two Ages / William Van Dusen Wishard
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #384114 in Books
- Published on: 2008-04-28
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 272 pages
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From the Back Cover
This brief and economical reader, edited by Jim Henslin, is specifically designed to be used as a companion to Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, Ninth Edition. There is one reading per text chapter, including a selection to accompany the online chapter, “The Sociology of Human Sexuality.”
Readings New to This Edition
The Great American Football Ritual, by Douglas E. Foley
Job on the Line, by William M. Adler
Learning Silence: Girls and Boys in School, by Peggy Orenstein
The American Family, by Stephanie Coontz
Caught between Two Ages, by William Van Dusen Wishard
Life in Society can be ordered separately or value-packed with Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, Ninth Edition, for an additional $5 net. The package ISBN is: 0-205-64099-0 / 978-0-205-64099-7.
About the Author
James M. Henslin, who was born in Minnesota, graduated from high school and junior college in California and from college in Indiana. Awarded scholarships, he earned his Master’s and doctorate degrees in sociology at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. After this, he was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the National Institute of Mental Health, and spent a year studying how people adjust to the suicide of a family member. His primary interests in sociology are the sociology of everyday life, deviance, and international relations. Among his numerous books is Down-to-Earth Sociology: Introductory Readings (Free Press), now in its twelfth edition. This book of readings reflects some of these sociological interests. He has also published widely in sociology journals, including Social Problems and American Journal of Sociology.
While a graduate student, Jim Henslin taught at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. After completing his doctorate, he joined the faculty at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, where he is Professor Emeritus of Sociology. He says, “I’ve always found the introductory course enjoyable to teach. I love to see students’ faces light up when they first glimpse the sociological perspective and begin to see how society has become an essential part of how they view the world.”
Henslin enjoys reading and fishing. His two favorite activities are writing and traveling. He especially enjoys visiting and living in other cultures, for this brings him face to face with behaviors and ways of thinking that he cannot take for granted, experiences that “make sociological principles come alive.”
Customer Reviews
Great deal for this book
I needed a cheap book quick for my sociology class because the book I already purchased didnt have this one with it! (it was supposed to.) The price was decent, the shipping was quick, and the product was great for being used! I would highly reccomend buying through amazon.
Life in Boredom
This is book is part of the curriculum for my sociology class. I would have to say that if I were not taking the class, this book would never hit my eyes. And, rightly so, the book really does nothing more than write stories about different societies. Much of which is truly the definition of boring. I am a fan of sociology, more or less, but, I had hoped that we would have had a better book to read other than this piece of literature.
Depends...
This book I had with a sociology class. Its basically a bunch of articles that top notch sociologist have written about different ideas or topics.
I would say if you love sociology than you will love this book, if you hate sociology then some of the articles will be pleasing to you however half of them will not.
Some are very easy written, which provides with easy reading.
However on the other hand some are very long and drawn out as you keep counting how many pages you have to go. I liked it, however some people may not!
