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Classical and Contemporary Social Theory: Investigation and
Application, 1/e, is the most comprehensive, informative social
theory book on the market. The title covers multiple schools of
thought and applies their ideas to society today. Readers will
learn the origins of social theory and understand the role of
myriad social revolutions that shaped the course of societies
around the world.
The notion of common sense and abiding by its implications is
something that, seemingly, everyone agrees is a good way of making
behavioral decisions and conducting one's daily activities. This
holds true whether one is a liberal, moderate, or conservative;
young or old; and regardless of one's race and ethnicity, gender,
or sexual orientation. If utilizing common sense is such a good
idea, why then, do so many people seem to violate it? This is just
one of many significant questions surrounding the idea of common
sense explored and discussed in this book. This volume presents
common sense as a 'paradigm of thought' and as such, compares it to
other major categories of thought - tradition, faith, enlightened
and rational. Combining a balance of practical, everyday approaches
(through the use of popular culture references and featured boxes)
and academic analysis of core and conceptual methodological issues,
Delaney demonstrates: The limitations of common sense and its place
in everyday social interactions How we learn about common sense Why
common sense is so important Common Sense as a Paradigm of Thought
introduces readers to a rich variety of sociological authors and
will appeal to students and researchers interested in fields such
as: sociology, philosophy, social psychology, cultural studies,
communications and health studies.
The premise of Darkened Enlightenment is to highlight the fact that
there currently exist a number of socio-political forces that have
the design, or ultimate consequence, of trying to extinguish the
light of reason and rationality. The book presents a critique of
modernity and provides a socio-political and cultural analysis of
world society in the early twenty-first century. Specifically, this
analysis examines the deterioration of democracy, human rights, and
rational thought. Key features include a combination of academic
analysis that draws on numerous and specific examples of the
growing darkness that surrounds us along with a balanced practical,
everyday-life approach to the study of the socio-political world we
live in through the use of popular culture references and featured
boxes. The general audience will also be intrigued by these same
topics that concern academics including: a discussion on the
meaning of "fake news"; attacks on the media and a declaration of
the news media as the "enemy of the people"; the rise of populism
and nationalism around the world; the deterioration of freedom and
human rights globally; the growing economic disparity between the
rich and the poor; attempts to devalue education; a growing
disbelief in science; attacks on the environment; pseudoscience as
a by-product of unreasoned and irrational thinking; the political
swamp; the power elites and the deep state; and the variations of
Big Business that impact our daily lives. This book will make a
great contribution to such fields as sociology, philosophy,
political science, environmental science, public administration,
economics, psychology, and cultural studies.
The notion of common sense and abiding by its implications is
something that, seemingly, everyone agrees is a good way of making
behavioral decisions and conducting one's daily activities. This
holds true whether one is a liberal, moderate, or conservative;
young or old; and regardless of one's race and ethnicity, gender,
or sexual orientation. If utilizing common sense is such a good
idea, why then, do so many people seem to violate it? This is just
one of many significant questions surrounding the idea of common
sense explored and discussed in this book. This volume presents
common sense as a 'paradigm of thought' and as such, compares it to
other major categories of thought - tradition, faith, enlightened
and rational. Combining a balance of practical, everyday approaches
(through the use of popular culture references and featured boxes)
and academic analysis of core and conceptual methodological issues,
Delaney demonstrates: The limitations of common sense and its place
in everyday social interactions How we learn about common sense Why
common sense is so important Common Sense as a Paradigm of Thought
introduces readers to a rich variety of sociological authors and
will appeal to students and researchers interested in fields such
as: sociology, philosophy, social psychology, cultural studies,
communications and health studies.
Many introductory texts claim to make sociology relevant to student
interests. Perhaps no other text has done this so completely and
engagingly as "Connecting Sociology to Our Lives." Tim Delaney not
only portrays popular and contemporary culture examples, he
explains sociology thoroughly within the frame of the contemporary
culture of students a culture that reigns from political, economic,
environmental, and other trends just as much as it involves today s
pop stars. Engage your students in sociology through the prism of
their own culture. Involve them in critical thinking and classroom
discussion through the book s many What Do You Think? inserts.
Inspire them to careers with this book s unique chapter, Sociology
s Place in Society: Completing the Connection. Enjoy the fruits of
an engaged classroom by assigning this remarkably vivid and concise
new text.Features of this text: Emphasizes contemporary examples of
the relevance of sociological concepts from song, film, television,
sports, web media, and more. Covers all the standard sociological
topics in a concise, fourteen-chapter book that allows time for
classroom interaction and further readings. Chapter theme boxes
include Taking a Closer Look, Connecting Sociology to Popular
Culture, and What Do You Think? Focus on American culture along
with coverage of sociology in the global community Unique
concluding chapter helps students consider the lines of work they
can consider with a sociology degree. Encourages an engaged
sociology and engaged students.Pedagogy includes: Discussion
questions designed to stimulate student thinking at the end of each
chapter Chapter opening stories designed to stimulate student
thought Chapter reviews of key sociological concepts, terms, and
issues, including critical issues relevant to each chapter (e.g.,
an examination of the obesity epidemic in the United States in
Chapter 14) Taking a Closer Look boxes and/or narratives on special
topics Clearly written and to the point
The premise of The Diversity of Darkness and Shameful Behaviors is
to emphasize the need for enlightened, rational thinking as a
paradigm of thought as the culture of shamelessness continues to
grow and cast its repulsive dark shadow over those who embrace
enlightened reason and basic human rights for all. Diversity of
Darkness is an innovative work and represents the third book of a
trilogy written by the author that underscores the reality that
there are many shamefully hateful and deadly behavioral threats
that have jeopardized the very notions of civility, decency and
justice around the world. This unique book utilizes evidence-based
approaches in the examination of human behaviors in society that
have become increasingly shameful and tolerated among a growing
number of enablers. Key features include a combination of academic
analyses that draw on numerous and specific examples of the
diversity of darkness that encompasses the world along with a
balanced practical, everyday-life approach to the study of the
socio-political world we live in through the use of contemporary
culture references and featured popular culture boxes. Social
scientists, social thinkers and the general audience alike will be
intrigued by the diversity of topics covered, including anti-civil
rights movements; the rise of supremacist groups; hate crimes; mass
shootings and active shootings; terrorism, war and genocide; an
increase in shameful behaviors and attempts to shame others; and
attacks on science, reason and rationality. We should realize that
humanity has the intellect to accomplish great feats but heed the
growing culture of shamelessness, irrationality and the diversity
of darkness.
Classical and Contemporary Social Theory: Investigation and
Application, 1/e, is the most comprehensive, informative social
theory book on the market. The title covers multiple schools of
thought and applies their ideas to society today. Readers will
learn the origins of social theory and understand the role of
myriad social revolutions that shaped the course of societies
around the world.
The premise of Darkened Enlightenment is to highlight the fact that
there currently exist a number of socio-political forces that have
the design, or ultimate consequence, of trying to extinguish the
light of reason and rationality. The book presents a critique of
modernity and provides a socio-political and cultural analysis of
world society in the early twenty-first century. Specifically, this
analysis examines the deterioration of democracy, human rights, and
rational thought. Key features include a combination of academic
analysis that draws on numerous and specific examples of the
growing darkness that surrounds us along with a balanced practical,
everyday-life approach to the study of the socio-political world we
live in through the use of popular culture references and featured
boxes. The general audience will also be intrigued by these same
topics that concern academics including: a discussion on the
meaning of "fake news"; attacks on the media and a declaration of
the news media as the "enemy of the people"; the rise of populism
and nationalism around the world; the deterioration of freedom and
human rights globally; the growing economic disparity between the
rich and the poor; attempts to devalue education; a growing
disbelief in science; attacks on the environment; pseudoscience as
a by-product of unreasoned and irrational thinking; the political
swamp; the power elites and the deep state; and the variations of
Big Business that impact our daily lives. This book will make a
great contribution to such fields as sociology, philosophy,
political science, environmental science, public administration,
economics, psychology, and cultural studies.
As the title of the book-Sportsmanship: Multidisciplinary
Perspective-implies, this book is first and foremost a book about
sportsmanship. But, its not just any book on sportsmanship, it is
the definitive book on sportsmanship as it is the only book on
sportsmanship not written at a simplistic level and directed toward
children. The marketing of this book should hammer home the idea
this is a book on sportsmanship as a specific subject and not just
another book on sports. This is the marketing ""hook"" of the
book-its unique subject matter. And, because it is
multidisciplinary, this book would serve as a reader for countless
courses-including Sport Studies but not limited to sports studies
and instead including such academic disciplines as sociology,
psychology, economics, political science, history, communications,
journalism, philosophy, recreation, kinesiology, education, applied
athletics, and so on... There are over two dozen contributing
authors representing nearly as many academic disciplines from five
different nations who have written essays for Sportsmanship:
Multidisciplinary Perspective. All of the contributing authors
teach sportsmanship in various courses and they are leading figures
in their respective academic discipline. This multi-disciplinary
approach to the study of sportsmanship will stimulate thought among
all readers-students, professionals and casual sports fans
alike--because of its diverse nature. In short, this is the book on
sportsmanship.
This third edition takes a fresh approach to the study of sport,
presenting key concepts such as socialization, race, ethnicity,
gender, economics, religion, politics, deviance, violence, school
sports and sportsmanship. While providing a critical examination of
athletics, this text also highlights many of sports' positive
features. This new edition includes significantly updated
statistics, data and information along with updated popular culture
references and real-world examples. Newly explored is the impact of
several major world events that have left lasting effects on the
sports realm, including a global pandemic (SARS-CoV-2, or COVID-19)
and social movements like Black Lives Matter and Me Too. Another
new topic is the "pay for play" movement, wherein college athletes
demanded greater compensation and, at the very least, the right to
profit from their own names, images and likenesses.
This book approaches environmentalism via two academic disciplines,
sociology and philosophy. Both have concerns about the
environment's ability not only to sustain itself but to thrive. The
authors argue that rather than simple sustainability, we must
promote thrivability for the sake of protecting the environment and
all living things. In this greatly expanded second edition, the
authors have updated data and examples, introduced new topics and
concepts, and emphasized the need to lessen our dependence on
fossil fuels. Numerous topics are explored, from the differences
between sustainability and thrivability, and the overuse of
plastic, to mass extinction, the role of natural disasters and
more. The COVID-19 pandemic offers an added perspective on the
relationship between disease and the environment.
The topic of social deviance is inherently intriguing. People in
general, and college students in particular, find the topic of
deviant behavior fascinating. This can be explained, at least in
part, by a combination of the subject matter itself, our own past
deviant behaviors, and our willingness and desire to evaluate and
comment on the behaviors of others. While the topic of deviant
behavior seems straightforward at the surface, the study of social
deviance reveals how complicated it really is. Although Social
Deviance utilizes a textbook-style approach in its coverage of
deviant behavior, this comprehensive, straightforward, and
student-friendly book maintains student interest because of the
author's use of real life phenomena and current examples. Each
chapter includes chapter objectives, an introductory story, a
glossary of key terms, discussion questions and boxed material. The
boxed materials include "A Closer Look" box that zooms in on topics
that warrant deeper explanation; and a "Connecting Social Deviance
and Popular Culture" box that shows how contemporary forms of
popular culture illustrate deviant behavior.
Why do billions of people around the world love sports? The popular
media is increasingly dedicated to the heated rivalries of sports
teams, academic institutions are held in its thrall, sports
metaphors are commonplace in our language, and most individuals
participate in athletics or follow a team sport in some variation.
This entertaining and informative book attempts to find out why-by
examining sports in all its facets. The authors provide an overview
of the history of sports, with a constant focus upon the social
conditions through which sport arises and by which it continues to
thrive.
Why do billions of people around the world love sports? The popular
media is increasingly dedicated to the heated rivalries of sports
teams, academic institutions are held in its thrall, sports
metaphors are commonplace in our language, and most individuals
participate in athletics or follow a team sport in some variation.
This entertaining and informative book attempts to find out why-by
examining sports in all its facets. The authors provide an overview
of the history of sports, with a constant focus upon the social
conditions through which sport arises and by which it continues to
thrive.
For sociologists looking for a unique way to introduce their
students to the field, for high school students or undergraduates
taking their first sociology course, and for every Seinfeld fan,
"Seinology" is both educational and a fun read.
This ""philosophical"" look at friendship and happiness begins with
a review of Aristotle's three categories of friendship-friends of
utility, friends of pleasure and friends of the good. Modern
variations-casual friends, close friends, best friends-are
described, along with the growing phenomena of virtual friendships
and cyber socialization in the Internet age. Inspired in part by
Bertrand Russell's The Conquest of Happiness, the authors propose
that conquering unhappiness is key to achieving the
self-satisfaction Russell called zest and Aristotle called
eudaimonia or thriving by our own efforts.
In Beyond Sustainability: A Thriving Environment, Delaney and
Madigan approach the study of the environment from two academic
disciplines - sociology and philosophy. Both sociologists and
philosophers have concerns about our environment's ability to not
only sustain itself, but also reach a point where it can actually
thrive. It is especially important to take an interdisciplinary
approach to the study of the environment. In this book we examine
the differences between ""sustainability"" and ""thrivability"" and
discuss such topics as sociological and philosophical
environmentalism, the ecosystem, and mass extinctions. We provide a
review of some of the major human causes (e.g., hydro-fracking, the
use of plastics, food waste, deforestation, and poor agriculture
practises), that will likely bring about the sixth mass extinction.
We take a look at the skepticism toward humans as the cause of a
deteriorating environment and detail nature's adverse role in
harming the environment. We examine ways to help the environment
thrive, and discuss the concept of ""environmental happiness.""
Finally, we give reasons why choosing a thrivability approach is
not only possible but beneficial, and discuss practical ways in
which thrivability can be taught, both in academic settings such as
in college courses, as well as through community efforts.
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