Product Description

This popular and thought-provoking reader collects 42 interesting and highly relevant articles that explore the process of globalization and how it shapes societies and groups. Particular focus is placed on the United States, its role in the globalization process, and whether the effects of globalization can be viewed as beneficial or harmful to society. The articles, which reflect a wide variety of concerns and perspectives, are drawn from both scholarly and popular sources.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29567 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

About the Author
D. Stanley Eitzen (Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1968) is professor emeritus in sociology from Colorado State University. He is author or co-author of 17 books, many of which are in multiple editions. His books that fit with this book are: SOCIAL PROBLEMS, 8th Edition., (Allyn and Bacon, 2000); SOLUTIONS TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS: LESSONS FROM OTHER SOCIETIES, 2nd Edition., (Allyn and Bacon, 2001); PATHS TO HOMELESSNESS: EXTREME POVERTY AND THE URBAN HOUSING CRISIS (Westview, 1994); and THE RESHAPING OF AMERICA (Prentice-Hall, 1989). His major research interests are social problems, social inequality (race/class/gender/sexuality), families, power, and sport.

Maxine Baca Zinn (University of Oregon, 1978), is Professor of Sociology at Michigan State University. Her books include: WOMEN OF COLOR IN U.S. SOCIETY (Temple University Press, 1984), GENDER THROUGH THE PRISM OF DIFFERENCE (Oxford University Press, 2005), SOCIAL PROBLEMS, 10th Edition (Allyn and Bacon, 2005), and DIVERSITY IN FAMILIES 7th Edition (Allyn and Bacon, 2005).

Customer Reviews

globalization from different angles
Good for after you understand the concrete theories in globalization, it presents many different interesting viewpoints.