Allan Johnson

The Forest and the Trees

Sociology as Life, Practice, and Promise

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Produktbeschreibung

Allan G. Johnson is a nationally recognized sociologist, nonfiction author, novelist, and public speaker best known for his work on issues of privilege and oppression, especially in relation to gender and race. He is the author of numerous books, including The Gender Knot: Unraveling Our Patriarchal Legacy (Temple) and Privilege, Power, and Difference. His work has been translated into several languages and excerpted in numerous anthologies. Visit him online at www.agjohnson.us and follow his blog at www.agjohnson.wordpress.com.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Temple University Press
• 3rd edition
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 154mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 282g
• ISBN-13: 9781439911877
• ISBN-10: 1439911878
• Artikelnr.: 40550079

Autorenporträt

Allan G. Johnson is a nationally recognized sociologist, nonfiction author, novelist, and public speaker best known for his work on issues of privilege and oppression, especially in relation to gender and race. He is the author of numerous books, including The Gender Knot: Unraveling Our Patriarchal Legacy (Temple) and Privilege, Power, and Difference. His work has been translated into several languages and excerpted in numerous anthologies. Visit him online at www.agjohnson.us and follow his blog at www.agjohnson.wordpress.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Life, Practice, and Promise
1   The Forest, the Trees, and the One Thing
2   Culture: Symbols, Ideas, and the Stuff of Life
3   The Structures of Social Life
4   Population and Human Ecology: People, Space, and Place
5   Us, It, and Social Interaction
6   Things Are Not What They Seem
7   Sociology as Worldview: Where White Privilege Came From
Epilogue: Who Are We Really?
Notes
Glossary
Index