This book was written to bring a more cohesive thematic approach -emphasizing social/global change-to the introductory course and to give students a better understanding of sociology as it is applied to the real world. The text is accessible, while advanced students will be challenged with material in the exhibit boxes such as Sociological Methods and Mapping Social Change. This comprehensive, student-friendly introductory textbook emphasizes the reality of social change and its impact on individuals, groups, and societies throughout the world. The text carefully balances contemporary and classic theory and research, with special attention to the works of female and minority social scientists and cross-cultural studies. Kornblum applies all the major perspectives of sociology without giving undue emphasis to any single approach.

Sociology in a Changing World

Politics & Social Sciences

Kornblum, William

Smith, Carolyn D.

Anthropology

Harcourt Brace College Publishers

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1991, 2nd edition, Very good., Softbound. Clean, tight, unmarked copy. Workbook for second edition. [Workbook, Sociology] Out-of-print and antiquarian booksellers since 1933. We pack and ship with care.

Using your sociological imagination: A workbook to accompany Sociology in a changing world, second edition, William Kornblum

HOLT. RINEHART AND WINSTON

With historical and multicultural sensitivity, this best-selling book probes the nature and causes of the major social changes confronting today's citizens. Using the latest research, current statistics, examples, charts, and tables, it delves into the social control and action issues inherent to each problem in a clear, easy-to-read format.  Balancing viewpoints and supporting material with research and policy, the book covers topics in a micro-to-macro format, pointing out the interrelationships among today's social problems and approaching them from several perspectives. The first few chapters focus on individual behaviors such as drug use and crime. The middle chapters deal with inequality and discrimination, discussing such topics as poverty, prejudice, sexism, ageism, family life, and work. The final chapters discuss the problems of cities, environmental pollution, and war and terrorism: matters of global significance.  Because the nature of the United States is changing, with health and health care crises, military invasions, economic downturn, shrinking public budgets and rising fiscal deficits, and environmental issues, this book becomes a necessary read for members of the medical profession that confront the tragedy of AIDS, law enforcement professionals who cope with crime and violence, elected officials and other political leaders who are expected to formulate sound social policies to address social problems, and citizens who wish to learn more about the social problems that are pervasive in our lives.

Social Problems

Julian, Joseph

Social Sciences

Pearson College Div

This anthology explores medical and health-related problems from the perspectives of well-known health care practitioners and medical sociology researchers--all of whom have written about their lives and struggles in vivid detail. Explores major topics such as the healer's role, healers at work, healers and patients, healing and women, healing and outsiders, and re-creating healing institutions. Raises and explores the larger, basic issues of medical practice and medical institutions from a perspective based on firsthand experience and close observation. For those in the medical and health-related fields, and those interested in medical sociology.

The Healing Experience: Readings on the Social Context of Health Care

Pearson

From a sociological perspective, Kornblum (City U. of New York, Graduate School and U. Center) and Julian (San Francisco State) undertake this updated survey of classic and contemporary societal conundrums and possible policy solutions related to: physical health-care (e.g. HIV/AIDS and managed care challenges), mental illness, sexuality, substance abuse, criminality, violence, poverty, prejudice and discrimination, sex role inequality, aging, the changing family, education, workplace issues, urban problems, population and immigration, technology and the environment, and war and terrorism. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Sociology

PRENTICE/HALL

A study of sociology. This fifth edition seeks to bring a more cohesive thematic approach - focusing on social/global change - to the introductory course and should give students a better understanding of sociology as it is applied to the real world. It emphasizes the reality of social change and its impact on individuals, groups and societies throughout the world. The text carefully balances contemporary and classic theory and research, with special attention to the works of female and minority social scientists and cross-cultural studies. William Kornblum applies all the major perspectives of sociology without giving undue emphasis to any single approach.

Harcourt College Pub/ Dryden

Study Guide to Accompany Sociology in a Changing World

Reference

Harcourt College Pub.

Created by the author William Kornblum and contributor Carolyn D. Smith, this student study tool contains chapter outlines, learning objectives, fill-in-the-blank review questions, key term matching exercises for each chapter of the text, and more. Also included is a set of practice test for each chapter consisting of 15 multiple-choice, 5 true-false, and 5 short-answer questions to help students apply and master chapter concepts.

Study Guide for Kornblum’s Sociology in a Changing World (with InfoTrac), 6th

Science & Math

Wadsworth Publishing

In the Field: Readings on the Field Research Experience

This volume brings together personal accounts by a group of noted ethnographic researchers. An ideal supplemental text for methods courses, In the Field is designed to give students a sense of what it is actually like to conduct ethnographic research, especially participant observation. As the selections show, field researchers often become deeply involved in the lives of the people they study and are at times forced into a reexamination of their own values. By learning how social scientists conduct research under field conditions and how they feel while they are doing it, students will be better prepared to carry out successful field research projects of their own.Divided into four parts, the book begins with several readings that explore the confusing and frustrating period every field researcher goes through while trying to gain the acceptance of the people under study. In the second section, Building Relationships, the contributors show how ethnographic researchers often develop subtle, complex relationships with their informants. These selections also illustrate the impact of differences in race, gender, and class between the researcher and his or her subject. The next group of readings deal with a problem often encountered in the field: How can ethnographic researchers maintain objectivity in the face of deepening involvement in their subjects' lives? In the final section, the researchers ask some searching questions about the role of the observer. Taken together, these readings offer a new window onto the field research experience that will be invaluable not only for those just beginning their careers but also for professional researchers who seek inspiration and encouragement from others with similar experiences.

Praeger Pub Text

This volume brings together personal accounts by a group of noted ethnographic researchers. An ideal supplemental text for methods courses, In the Field is designed to give students a sense of what it is actually like to conduct ethnographic research, especially participant observation. As the selections show, field researchers often become deeply involved in the lives of the people they study and are at times forced into a reexamination of their own values. By learning how social scientists conduct research under field conditions and how they feel while they are doing it, students will be better prepared to carry out successful field research projects of their own.
Divided into four parts, the book begins with several readings that explore the confusing and frustrating period every field researcher goes through while trying to gain the acceptance of the people under study. In the second section, Building Relationships, the contributors show how ethnographic researchers often develop subtle, complex relationships with their informants. These selections also illustrate the impact of differences in race, gender, and class between the researcher and his or her subject. The next group of readings deal with a problem often encountered in the field: How can ethnographic researchers maintain objectivity in the face of deepening involvement in their subjects' lives? In the final section, the researchers ask some searching questions about the role of the observer. Taken together, these readings offer a new window onto the field research experience that will be invaluable not only for those just beginning their careers but also for professional researchers who seek inspiration and encouragement from others with similar experiences.

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Sociology in a Changing World

Using your sociological imagination: A workbook to accompany Sociology in a changing world, second edition, William Kornblum

Social Problems

The Healing Experience: Readings on the Social Context of Health Care

Social Problems

Sociology in a Changing World

Study Guide to Accompany Sociology in a Changing World

Study Guide for Kornblum’s Sociology in a Changing World (with InfoTrac), 6th

In the Field: Readings on the Field Research Experience

In the Field: Readings on the Field Research Experience