Selected Sociology Books
After the Crime: The Power of Restorative Justice Dialogues Between Victims and Violent Offenders by
Presents stories by victim and offender participants in the Victims' Voices Heard restorative justice program, and raises conceptual and research issues. Appendices provide further information on theoretical issues, methodological notes, and the VVH program.
Call Number: HV8688 .M55 2011 (DPC)ISBN: 0814795536Publication Date: 2011
American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us by
Included are a dozen in-depth profiles of diverse congregations across the country, Discusses the growing polarization of conservative and liberal denominations.
Call Number: RHC. BL2525 .P88 2010 (RHC)ISBN: 1416566716Publication Date: 2010
But Don't Call Me White by
Highlighting the words and experiences of 16 mixed race women (who have one white parent and one parent who is a person of color), Silvia Bettez exposes hidden nuances of privilege and oppression related to multiple positionalites associated with race, class, gender, and sexuality
Call Number: TRC. HQ1161 .B48 2012 (DPC)ISBN: 9789460916915Publication Date: 2011
Fair and Foul: Beyond the Myths and Paradoxes of Sport by
Fair and Foul explores our love of sport, just as it reveals sport's darker side--the influence of big business, corruption, price gouging, political maneuvering, gender bias, media grandstanding, and more. The sixth edition features a new chapter on mass media and sport, a revised introduction that lays out the two themes of the book with fresh examples, and a significantly revised chapter on college sport that asks whether or not big-time college sports are compatible with higher education. This edition also features new material throughout, such as the rising costs and increasing injuries in youth sports, fantasy sports, homophobia in sport, "one and done," and more. Fair and Foul draws on examples ranging from youth to pro sports to give us a deeper understanding of how sports shape our everyday world. Ideal for sparking classroom discussion, Fair and Foul is an excellent book for students of sports and society, American culture, and other courses
Call Number: GV706.5 .E567 2016 (DPC)ISBN: 9781442248441Publication Date: 2016
Faith No More by
Zuckerman draws on in-depth interviews with people who have left religion to find out what's really behind the process of losing one's faith. Leaving one's faith is a highly personal, complex, and drawn-out process, the author finds, and rather than the cliche of the angry, nihilistic atheist, apostates are life-affirming, courageous, highly intelligent and inquisitive, and deeply moral.
Call Number: BR517 .Z83 2012 (DPC)ISBN: 9780199740017Publication Date: 2011
From Immigrants to Americans: The Rise and Fall of Fitting In by
Comprehensive analysis of American immigrants, spanning the period from 1850 to today. He shows how the varying economic situations immigrants come from have always played an important role in their assimilation.
Call Number: JV6450 .V54 2009 (DPC)ISBN: 1442201363Publication Date: 2009
The Mathematics of Sex: How Biology and Society Conspire to Limit Talented Women and Girls by
Drawing on research in endocrinology, economics, sociology, education, genetics, and psychology to arrive at their own unique, evidence-based conclusion, the authors argue that the problem is due to certain choices that women (but not men) are compelled to make in our society; that women tend not to favor math-intensive careers for certain reasons, and that sex differences in math and spatial ability cannot adequately explain the scarcity of women in these fields.
Call Number: HQ1397 .C43 2010 (DPC)ISBN: 9780195389395Publication Date: 2009
Reds, Whites, and Blues: Social Movements, Folk Music, and Race in the United States by
Examines the political force of folk music, not through the meaning of its lyrics, but through the concrete social activities that make up movements
Call Number: ML3918.F65 R69 2010 (DPC)ISBN: 0691143633Publication Date: 2010
Society: The Basics by
Designed to help students view their everyday lives through a sociological lens. With a strong theoretical framework and a global perspective, Society offers students an accessible and relevant introduction to sociology.
Call Number: HM586 .M1657 2011 (DPC & RHC)ISBN: 0205003788Publication Date: 2010
The Sociology of Globalization by
Taking in the cultural, political and economic dimensions of globalization, the book provides a thorough introduction to key debates and critically evaluates the causes and consequences of a globalizing world.
Call Number: JZ1318 .M37 2010 (DPC)ISBN: 0745636748Publication Date: 2010
Triumph of the City by
A pioneering urban economist offers fascinating, even inspiring proof that the city is humanity’s greatest invention and our best hope for the future.
Call Number: HT361 .G53 2011 (DPC)ISBN: 159420277XPublication Date: 2011
