The Practical Skeptic Readings in Sociology [Paperback]

The Practical Skeptic: Readings in Sociologyincludes classic sociological research writings as well as recent pieces on fascinating topics of interest to students. It is the ideal companion to McIntyre's text,The Practical Skeptic: Core Concepts in Sociology, or other sociology texts. Readings in this edition challenge students to re-evaluate familiar social arenas: the college classroom, televised sports shows, restaurants, doctors' offices and even public restrooms. The readings focus around the essential message that there is much that goes on in the social world that escapes the sociologically untrained eye.

* indicates reading new to this edition.

Part I. The Social Imagination

1. C. Wright Mills,The Promise

2. Stephanie Coontz,How History and Sociology Can Help Today's Families

3. Lisa J. McIntyre,Hernando Washington

Part II. The Research Craft

4. Stephanie Sanford and Donna Eder,Adolescent Humor During Peer Interaction

*5. Charles A. Gallagher,Miscounting Race: Explaining Whites' Misperceptions of Racial Group Size

6. Lisa J. McIntyre,Doing the Right Thing: Ethics in Social Research

7. Philip Meyer,If Hitler Asked You to Electrocute a Stranger, Would You? Probably

Part III. Culture

8. Clyde Kluckhohn,Queer Customs

9. Horace Miner,Body Ritual Among the Nacirema

10. Cheryl Laz,Act Your Age

11. Elijah Anderson,The Code of the Streets

*12. Beth A. Quinn,The Power and Meaning of Girl Watching

*13. David Grazian,The Girl Hunt: Urban Nightlife and the Performance of Masculinity

Part IV. Social Structure

14. Erving Goffman,The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life

15. Philip G. Zimbardo,The Pathology of Imprisonment

16. Philip G. Zimbardo,The Pathology of ImplS×