Public Sociologies Reader

by Keri E. Iyall Smith and Judith R. Blau

Book Overview

At an earlier time, sociologists C. Wright Mills, W. E. Du Bois, and Jane Addams loudly protested injustices and inequities in American society, provided critiques and analyses of systems of oppression, and challenged sociologists to be responsible critics and constructive commentators. These giants of American sociology would have applauded the 2004 meetings of the American Sociological Association. The theme of the meetings, Public Sociology, presided...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742545873
• ISBN13: 9780742545878
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"