The Engaged Sociologist: Connecting the Classroom to the Community - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1412992893 ISBN 13 : 9781412992893

Editeur : SAGE Publications Inc, 2013

Synopsis

First year undergraduate students of sociology.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Kathleen Odell Korgen, PhD, is a professor of sociology at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. Her primary areas of specialization are race relations, racial identity, and public sociology. Professor Korgen's work on public sociology includes coediting (with Jonathan White and Shelley White) Sociologists in Action: Sociology, Social Change, and Social Justice (2014) and Sociologists in Action on Inequalities: Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality (2015). She has written or edited the following books on race relations and racial identity: Race Policy and Multiracial Americans (forthcoming), Multiracial Americans and Social Class (2010), Crossing the Racial Divide: Close Friendships Between Black and White Americans (2002), and From Black to Biracial: Transforming Racial Identity Among Americans (1999). Professor Korgen works as a consultant for other sociology departments as a member of the American Sociological Association Departmental Resources Group. She has received William Paterson University's Award for Excellence in Scholarship/Creative Expression and the university's Award for Excellence in Teaching. Jonathan M. White, PhD, is director of the Bentley Service Learning Center and associate professor of sociology at Bentley University in Massachusetts. His primary areas of specialization are inequality, poverty, globalization, human rights, and public sociology. Dr. White has received numerous teaching and humanitarian awards. He is the founding director of Sports for Hunger, the Hunger Resource Center, and the Halloween for Hunger, We are Silent, and Pass-the-Fast campaigns. He serves on the board of directors for Free The Children, Peace Through Youth, Me to We, and the Graduation Pledge Alliance. Dr. White has authored several articles in the fields of inequality and globalization. His work on public sociology includes coediting (with Kathleen Korgen and Shelley White) Sociologists in Action: Sociology, Social Change, and Social Justice (2014) and Sociologists in Action on Inequalities: Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality (2015). He is also currently writing a book titled Hungry to Be Heard: Voices From a Malnourished America. Dr. White lives in Waltham, Massachusetts, with his wife, Shelley, and is the very proud uncle of his 13 nieces and nephews, Jarred, Kyle, Tyler, Arielle, Cameron, Brianna, Mikayla, Joshua, Jack, Logan, Tyler, Joey, and Brookelyn.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Inc
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1412992893
• ISBN 13: 9781412992893
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 4
• Nombre de pages: 248
• Éditeur: Korgen Kathleen Odell, White Jonathan M.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible