TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hachen,David S.
TI  - Sociology in action: cases for critical and sociological thinking 
SN  - 0761986634
AV  - HM511 .H33 2001
U1  - 301.01 21
PY  - 2001///]
CY  - Thousand Oaks, Calif.
PB  - Pine Forge Press
KW  - Sociology
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Social interaction
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-320) and index; Part One; Doing Sociology --; Seeing Society --; Using Theory --; Decoding Culture --; Uncovering Inequalities and Power --; Imagining Futures --; Part Two; Decision Cases --; The Worth of a Sparrow --; Conflict at Riverside --; Tossin' and Turnin'Lucy Allman --; In the Eye of the Beholder The Case of the Minnetonka Kawn Ordinance --; Off to College --; What's So Scary about the Truth? --; People Like You --; Lisa's Hidden Identity
N2  - "The book's objective is to help students develop a skill -- their ability to interpret and analyze situations sociologically. ; - Development of student skills and their "sociological eyesight" is facilitated through practice using decision cases, relatively short problem-centered narratives that promote critical thinking.; - The book?s structure promotes the progressive and incremental development of skills. ; Each chapter in Part I begins with a case. The body of each chapter introduces sociological ideas and concepts by using them to analyze the beginning case. Each chapter concludes with another case so that students can practice the specific skills they have acquired in the chapter, using the chapter's "Sociological Eyesight Analysis Guide." Part II contains additional cases, providing more opportunities for students to practice their skills at interpreting situations sociologically, and solving problems. ; An instructor?s manual is available to qualified adopters of Sociology in Action. To read the Introduction to the instructor?s manual or to view a Sample Course Outline, click on "Additional Materials" in the left column under "About This Book.""--Publisher description
ER  -