Sociologists in action: sociology, social change, and social justice/ editors Kathleen Odell Korgen, Jonathan M. White, Shelley K. White

Acknowledgments --
Introduction --
Chapter 1. The Sociological Perspective --
"Sociology: Promise and Potential Through Praxis" / Cheryl Joseph --
"Human Rights and the Sociological Imagination: How Sociologists Can Help Make the World a Better Place" / Mayra Gómez --
"Stand Up and Speak Out" / Judith Winner --
"Getting Behind the Headlines and Going Where the Action Is: My Career as A Sociologist in Non-Academic Settings" / Georgette F. Bennett --
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Chapter 2. Theory --
"Critical Mixed-Race Studies: The Intersections of Identity and Social Justice" / Andrew Jolivette --
"Doing Sociology: Creating Equal Employment Opportunities" / Menah Pratt-Clarke --
Laura Nichols, "Using Sociology for College Success" --
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Chapter 3. Research Methods --
"The Michigan Alcohol and Other Drugs School Survey" / Thomas L. Van Valey --
"Using Sociological Skills for Movements to Confront Power: The Genesis of the Research Institute on Social and Economic Policy (RISEP)" / Bruce Nissen --
"Positive Deviance Research as a Way to Help People" / Samuel R. Friedman --
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Chapter 4. Culture --
"Academic as Social Entrepreneur: Creating Organizations for Social Change" / Juliet Schor --
"Excerpt From 'The Diary of a Mad Social Scientist'" / Corey Dolgon --
"Youth Culture, Identity, and Resistance: Participatory Action Research in a Puerto Rican Barrio" / Nilda Flores-González, Michael Rodríguez-Muñiz --
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Chapter 5. Socialization --
"Socialization, Stereotypes, and Homelessness" / Michele Wakin --
"Reengaging Activism in the Socialization of Undergraduate Students" / Shelley White --
"Dangerous Behaviors? Police Encounters With Juvenile Gang Offenders" / Susan Guarino-Ghezzi --
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Chapter 6. Deviant Behavior --
"Reducing Hate and Prejudice on Campus: A Sociologist's Contributions" / Jack Levin --
"Using Evidence-Based Research to Inform Public Policy: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina" / David S. Kirk --
"The Politics of Protest Policing" / Alex S. Vitale --
"From Damaged Goods to Empowered Patients" / Adina Nack --
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Chapter 7. Social Movements --
"Never Again Must Mean Never" / Ellen J. Kennedy --
"Change the World-Start at School" / Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur --
"A Campus Gun-Free Zone Movement" / Rob Benford --
"Social Movements and Activist Sociology" / Charles Derber --
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Chapter 8. Stratification and Social Class --
"Housing and Homelessness in Maine: A Case of Public Sociology in Practice" / Joe Bandy, Craig McEwen --
"Relocating the Homeless-or Not!" / James D. Wright --
"Sociology Is Action: Using Sociology for Children's Rights" / Jonathan White --
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Chapter 9. Race and Ethnic Relations --
"Bridging the Campus and the Community: Blogging About the Asian American Experience" / C. N. Le --
"The Responsibilities of Relationships: Using Sociology to Build Meaningful Alliances" / Barbara Gurr --
"Putting Sociology to Work in Winnersville, USA" / Mark Patrick George --
"Methods of Truth and Reconciliation" / David Cunningham --
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Chapter 10. Sex, Gender, and Sexuality --
"Sex in Some Cities: Explorations of AIDS/HIV Education and Hooking Up" / Rebecca Plante --
"A Public Sociology of Gender and Masculinity" / Michael Kimmel --
"The Southern West Virginia Photovoice Project: Community Action Through Sociological Research" / Shannon Elizabeth Bell --
"Getting the Message Out" / Susan Stall --
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Chapter 11. Globalization and Immigration --
"Interracial Conflict and Attempts at Reconciliation in Auburn, Maine" / Joe Bandy, Elspeth Benard (Dennison) --
"How Culture Matters in Poverty Alleviation Efforts: Microcredit and Confucian Ideas in Rural China" / Becky Hsu --
"Localizing International Human Rights: Engaging with the World Social Forum Process" / Jackie Smith --
"Informed Debate in a Political Minefield" / Irene Bloemraad --
"Community-Based Research and Immigrant Rights" / Leah Schmalzbauer --
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Chapter 12. Environmental Justice --
"Reducing Pesticide Exposure Risks: An Environmental Sociologist's Role" / (Hanna-) Andrea Rother --
"Using a Sociological Tool Kit to Make Energy Efficiency Happen" / Lou Jacobson --
"Activist Scholarship for Environmental Justice" / David Naguib Pellow --
"The Sociology of Environmental Justice: Merging Research and Action" / Daniel Faber --
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Chapter 13. Social Institutions (Family, Economy) --
"Sociological Advocacy for Children" / Yvonne Vissing --
"From Hollowing Out the Middle to Reimagining Small Towns" / Patrick J. Carr, Maria J. Kefalas --
"'Why Don't We Do Something About It?' Response to Job Loss in Rural Communities" / Leslie Hossfeld --
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Chapter 14. Social Institutions, Continued (Education, Government, Religion) --
"A Sociologist as a Social Seismographer: Understanding the Earthquake in Class Inequality in U.S. Higher Education" / Sigal Alon --
Randy Stoecker, and Heather Gates, "Promoting Community Environmental Sustainability Using a Project-Based Approach" / Dadit Hidayat --
"Using Sociology to Counter Stereotypes: The Case of American Muslims" / John O'Brien, Besheer Mohamed --
"Out of the Tower and Into the Capitol: How Sociology Students Helped Spark the Wisconsin Uprising" / Charity A. Schmidt --
"Democracy Matters: Giving Students a Political Voice" / Joan D. Mandle --
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