The Sociology of an African American Family's Generational Journey
In this masterful work of family-focused sociology, Lois Benjamin considers the lives of Pennie and Roscoe James and their children, revealing how a large, close-knit African American family with humble origins in a small town of North Carolina is shaped by the contours of its religious and ethical value system. Despite the challenges of daily ......
From climate change to fake news, an entertaining and enlightening look at the widespread phenomenon of denial in our society Donald Trump won the election; climate change isn't real; America is a color-blind country. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, why do so many of us refuse to admit the truth? In fact, as Jared Del Rosso argues ......
"This work comprises essays from a wide range of perspectives, from scholars to poets, to create an engaging text that challenges readers on both sides to move beyond a simplistic understandings of immigration history and policy"--
Pedagogies to Deepen Understanding of Social Evils
In this collection, scholars from the United States, Canada, and Australia examine the concepts of villainification and antivillainification in social studies curriculum and popular culture, as well as within broader sociocultural contexts. Villainification is the process of identifying an individual or a small group of individuals as the sole ......
Pedagogies to Deepen Understanding of Social Evils
In this collection, scholars from the United States, Canada, and Australia examine the concepts of villainification and antivillainification in social studies curriculum and popular culture, as well as within broader sociocultural contexts. Villainification is the process of identifying an individual or a small group of individuals as the sole ......
This book uses the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, as a touchstone for the importance and value of including place-based education in the social studies curriculum. Whitlock scrutinizes this local environmental issue to not only drive critical inquiry in the classroom, but also to show how the curriculum can propel valuable social change in the ......
This book uses the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, as a touchstone for the importance and value of including place-based education in the social studies curriculum. Whitlock scrutinizes this local environmental issue to not only drive critical inquiry in the classroom, but also to show how the curriculum can propel valuable social change in the ......
Multiculturalism and Diversity in the United States: A Political and Sociological Reader is an anthology designed to help students tackle leading themes in American multiculturalism within the modern political climate. The articles in Unit I are introductory theoretical readings and demographic studies, which present arguments for and against ......
Medical Missions, Emotion, and Health Care across Borders
Explores informal global health action and the importance of intentions of those who volunteer In the past two decades, medical missions have gained popularity among medical professionals, who view these excursions as important ethical interventions. Indeed, the notion of giving back by volunteering in rural or impoverished communities is ......
