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Preface.Part I: THE SOCIOLOGICAL VISION.Perspectives: What Is Sociology?1. Randall Collins, "The Sociological Eye.Perspectives: The Sociological Imagination.2. C. Wright Mills, "The Promise of Sociology." Categories: How Do Sociologists Think?3. Joel Charon, "Should We Generalize about People?" Categories: Definitions and Change. 4. Keith M. Kilty and Maria Vidal de Haymes, "What's in a Name?Theories.5. Paul Colomy, "Three Sociological Perspectives." Methods: Experimental Design.6. Michael J. Lovaglia, "From Summer Camps to Glass Ceilings: The Power of Experiments.Methods: Survey Research.7. Howard Schuman, "Sense and Nonsense about Surveys.Methods: Field Research.8. Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler, "The Promise and Pitfalls of Going into the Field.Part II: CULTURE AND SOCIALIZATION.Culture: Mainstream Culture.9. A. Ayres Boswell and Joan Z. Spade, "Fraternities and Collegiate Rape Culture." Culture: Subculture. 10. Charis E. Kubrin, "Gangstas, Thugs, and Hustlas: The Code of the Street in Rap Music.Culture: Counterculture.11. Ross Haenfler, "Core Values of the Straight Edge Movement.Socialization: Identity Formation.12. Melissa Milkie, "The Impact of Pervasive Beauty Images on Black and White Girls' Self-Concepts." Socialization: Identity Transformation. 13. Ira Silver, "Packing the College Identity Suitcase.Social Interaction: Interactional Dynamics.14. Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler, "Inclusion and Exclusion in Preadolescent Cliques." Dramaturgy: Public Presentations.15. Spencer E. Cahill, et al., "Meanwhile Backstage: Behavior in Public Bathrooms." Dramaturgy: Private Presentations. 16. David Schweingruber, Sine Anahita, and Nancy Berns, "The Engagement Proposal as Performance.Deviance and Social Boundaries: Structural Discrimination.17. Devah Pager, "The Mark of a Criminal Record.Deviance and Social Boundaries: Managing Deviance.18. Adina Nack, "Identity and Stigma of Women with STDs.Part III: SOCIAL INEQUALITY.Social Class: Upper Class. 19. Earl Wysong and Robert Perrucci, "The U.S. Class Structure.Social Class: Middle Class.20. Karyn R. Lacy, "Black Middle-Class Suburbia." Social Class: Underclass. 21. Hillary Potter, "African American Urban Poor in the Aftermath of Katrina.Race and Ethnicity: White Privilege.22. Erica Owens Yeager, "Constructing Visions of Ethnicity: Internet Dating Advertisements.Race and Ethnicity: Blocked Mobility.23. Steve Striffler, "Working in a Chicken Factory.Race and Ethnicity: Upward Mobility.24. Miliann Kang, "Korean Immigrant-Owned Nail Salons.Gender: Femininity. 25. Ashley Mears and William Finlay, "How Models Manage Bodily Capital.Gender: Masculinity. 26. Eric Anderson, "Varieties of Masculinity in Male Cheerleading.Part IV: SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS.Family: Forging Families. 27. Gordon A. Carmichael and Andrea Whittaker, "Living Together in Australia.Family: Reforging Families. 28. Edward R. Anderson and Shannon M. Greene, "Repartnering After Divorce.Family: Extended Families.29. Pamela M. Jolicoeur and Teresa Madden, "The Good Daughters: Acculturation and Caregiving among Mexican-American Women.Religion: Contemporary Trends.30. Mark Chaves, "Abiding Faith.Religion: Religious Identities.31. Lori Peek, "Muslim Self-Identities after 9/11.Education: Structural Differences.32. Jonathan Kozol, "Savage Inequalities.Education: Mobility Differences. 33. Elizabeth Aries and Maynard Seider, "Low-Income College Students at Elite vs. State Schools.Work and Leisure: New Work Locations.34. Kiran Mirchandani, "Contradictory Images of Home-Based Work.Work and Leisure: New Working Hours.35. Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler, "The Incessant Worker: Laboring Around the Clock in Resorts.Health and Medicine: Health Care Availability.36. David Mechanic, "Targeting HMOs: Stalemate in the U.S. Health Care Debate.Health and Medicine: Medical Trends.37. Jonathan Leo, "American Preschoolers on Ritalin.Part V: SOCIAL CHANGE.Technology: M
