The Sociologically Examined Life: Pieces of the Conversation - Softcover

Schwalbe, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0190620668 ISBN 13: 9780190620660

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2017

Synopsis

Now published by Oxford University Press, the fifth edition of The Sociologically Examined Life: Pieces of the Conversation teaches students how to think sociologically. Michael Schwalbe's conversational writing encourages discussion and pushes students to critically examine how social life leads them to think, feel, and behave in the ways they do. The Sociologically Examined Life encourages students to apply sociological thinking to both social structures and their everyday lives. It also guides students in reflecting on their potential power to change the social world.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Schwalbe is Professor of Sociology at North Carolina State University. He is the author of several books, including Rigging the Game: How Inequality Is Reproduced in Everyday Life, Second Edition (OUP, 2015) and Manhood Acts: Gender and the Practices of Domination (2014).

Review:

"Michael Schwalbe uses his experience to highlight how a sociologist views the world; this is brilliant and what sets this book apart from all others. The Sociologically Examined Life is a practical guide to living in the world sociologically. This gets students excited about sociology. They also see that being sociologically mindful can help create a more just and equitable world. This is the best book for an introductory sociology course."--Sean Davis, MiraCosta College

"The approach, in its conversational tone and use of examples drawn from Schwalbe's experience as a teacher, is fantastic. The Sociologically Examined Life will help students make the connections that we want them to make between their personal lives and the cultures, institutions, and structures in which they live."--Tennille Allen, Lewis University

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0190620668
• ISBN 13: 9780190620660
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 320