Shelley K. White, Jonathan M. White, Kathleen Odell Korgen

Sociologists in Action on Inequalities

Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Sociologists in Action on Inequalities: Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality, by Shelley K. White, Jonathan M. White, and Kathleen Korgen, is a brief anthology of original readings that are perfect for Race and Ethnicity; Race

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sage Publications, Inc
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 309g
• ISBN-13: 9781452242026
• ISBN-10: 145224202X
• Artikelnr.: 39893526

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Race
Amplifying the Youth Voice of the Food Justice Movement with Film: Action
Media Projects and Participatory Media Production - Michael Cermak
Place and Race: Cultural Democracy and Reclaiming Public Space - Diane
Grams
Social Movements in Action: Combating Environmental Racism on a Native
American Reservation - Brandon Hofstedt
When Resilience is Not Enough: Recovery, Privilege, and Hurricane Katrina -
Pamela Jenkins
Living the DREAM: Race, Privilege, and DREAMs of a Brighter Future - Joshua
Warren
Bridging the Campus and the Community: Blogging about the Asian American
Experience - C.N. Le
Discussion Questions
Resources
2. Class
Confronting Slavery with the Tools of Sociology - Kevin Bales
From Magazine Publishing to Homelessness, From Public Housing Research to
Congressional Testimony - Deirdre Oakley
An Accidental Activist: My Stumble Upon Sociology - Bria Wilbur
Putting a New Theory of Philanthropy Into Practice: Challenges and
Opportunities - Susan A. Ostrander
Localizing International Human Rights: Engaging with the World Social Forum
Process - Jackie Smith
Housing and HIV/AIDS: A Tale of Academic, Provider, Advocacy, and Public
Policy Collaboration - Angela Aidala
Discussion Questions
Resources
3. Gender
Breast Cancer Activism: Learning to Write Collaboratively for Social Change
- Amy Lubitow
Honor Killings: Murder of Mores, Mores of Murder - Mazhar Bagli
Speaking Out for Social Justice: Sociology and Cultural Transformation -
Brian Klocke
On Becoming a Public Sociologist: Amplifying Women's Voices in the Quest
for Environmental Justice - Tracy Perkins
Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk: Linking Research and Action on
Domestic Violence - Margaret Abraham
Transforming Rape Culture on a College Campus: Using Peer Advocacy for
Social Change - Linda Olson
Discussion Questions
Resources
4. Sexuality
Being an Academic Ally: Gender Justice for Sex Workers - Crystal A. Jackson
Disrupting a Narrative: Developing a New Discourse of Empowerment for LGBT
People of Color - Juan Battle and Antonio (Jay) Pastrana
Indian Blood: Two-Spirit Cultural Dissolution, Mixed-Race Identity, and
Sexuality---A Journey of Return - Andrew Jolivette
Sex Work and Sex Trafficking: Influencing State Policy on a Complex Social
Issue - Jennifer J. Reed
From Damaged Goods to Empowered Patients - Adina Nack
Discussion Questions
Resources
5. Intersections
Social Movements and Activist Sociology - Charles Derber
How Refugee Girls Change the World (and How You Can Too) - Laura Boutwell
Becoming a Sociologist in Action through Theory and Practice: A Personal
Journey - Nancy Mezey
Using Sociology to Increase Citizen Participation in a Medium-Sized
Midwestern City - Michael Stout
Knowledgeable Power and Powerful Knowledge: Research and Organizing for
Educational and Social Justice - Mark R. Warren
Learning from Each Other's Struggles - Laurence Cox
Taking it to the Streets: Addressing Inequalities through the Human Rights
Cities Movement - Shelley K. White and Dottie Stevens
Discussion Questions
Resources
Index
About the Editors