Envisioned as a companion volume to sociology texts, this general sociology reader will serve as a complement to undergraduate course materials. Some articles are empirical studies, while others are commentaries and/or theoretical applications.
Specifically designed for use in Introduction to Sociology courses, this reader is also suitable for university courses such as Social Problems, Deviance, and Introduction to Criminal Justice.
Section One: Current Issues Facing Young People and Families
Chapter 1: The Preschool Experience and Gender Identity Sheila A. O’Bireck
Chapter 2: Preventing School Violence Benjamin Kepple
Chapter 3: Interview with Linda: Childhood and Adult Deviance Sheila A. O’Bireck
Chapter 4: Family Type and Juvenile Delinquency: An Exploratory Study The Child, Family, and Law Class, Fall 2001, Elmira College
Chapter 5: Do We Socialize to Discriminate or Incorporate? The American Minorities Class, Fall 2001, Elmira College
Section Two: Unorthodox Vocations
Chapter 6: Bartending as Subculture Sheila A. O’Bireck
Chapter 7: The Hockey Enforcer Gary M. O’Bireck
Chapter 8: The NoMoS MC: Career Criminality by the Age of 18 Gary M. O’Bireck
Chapter 9: Watching the Detectives: Power, Coercion, and Information Exchange in Policing Gary M. O’Bireck
Section Three: College Concerns
Chapter 10: College Students, Alcohol, and Rape: Some Demographic Patterns David J. Hanson, Ruth C. Engs, and Kristin Gorgonne
Chapter 11: Campus Justice and Campus Crime Katherine Gale
Section Four: Broad Social Issues
Chapter 12: Exploring Alternatives for a Challenged Population Group: Integration of Alcohol and/or Substance Abuse Rehabilitant Korni Swaroop Kumar
Chapter 13: Towards an Understanding of a Typical Arsonist: Revisiting and Synthesizing Sociological, Criminological, and Psychological Perspectives in Research Gary M. O’Bireck
Chapter 14: Globalization and Asian Political Culture Kunihiko Imai
Biography
Gary O’Bireck teaches sociology at Elmira College, New York.
Sheila O’Bireck is a high school teacher in Elmira, New York.
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