Doing Sociology: Case Studies in Sociological Practice

✍ Scribed by Jammie Price

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 207
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This successor to the well-known Using Sociology covers standard topics found in any sociology textbook. Doing Sociology walks lay readers through the steps of doing real-life sociological practices as conducted by experts in the field. The contributors to this volume range from university and college faculty, government sociologists, and practitioners from the private sector. Each of the chapters is by intention and design a personal statement, a case study illustrating how the authors practice sociology in their own words and style, giving readers a clearer understanding of what sociologists do outside of teaching in universities. And most importantly, an understanding of what they could do with sociology.Readable, relevant, and accessible, Doing Sociology is an invaluable resource as a stand-alone course reader or as a supplement to a traditional textbook.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Ch01. An Introduction to Doing Sociology......Page 14
Ch02. Doing Sociology Worldwide......Page 20
Ch03. The Role of Theory in Sociological Practice......Page 35
Ch04. Clinical Sociology......Page 46
Ch05. If Crime Is the Problem, Is Community or Problem Solving Policing the Solution?......Page 50
Ch06. Issues in Criminal Justice Evaluation......Page 68
Ch07. Evaluation in Education......Page 79
Ch08. Community Research Tactics and Social Change......Page 94
Ch09. Free-Range Humans......Page 107
Ch10. Communal Living......Page 121
Ch11. Blending Sociology with Federal Funding......Page 134
Ch12. Automating Dillman’s Total Design Methodology (TDM) for Mail Questionnaires......Page 147
Ch13. Surveying Health Care Providers......Page 165
Ch14. Ethics and Values in Sociological Practice......Page 183
Index......Page 198

✦ Subjects

Социологические дисциплины;Методология социологических исследований;