{"product_id":"everyday-sociology-l-susan-williams-9781516510399","title":"Everyday Sociology: Culture, Power, and the Social World","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe anthology \u003cem\u003eEveryday Sociology: Culture, Power, and the Social World\u003c\/em\u003e introduces readers to the grit of our social world. Emphasizing constructionism, situational behavior, and cultural power, the text uses a carefully crafted structure to present critical information, and it features exciting and engaging writings that relate the content to everyday life. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book is organized into sections that highlight the way we view our everyday world, the culture of social control, the faces of power, and social inequality, power, and progress. Specific topics include the sociological imagination, deviance and crime, making sense of race, class, and gender, and implicit bias. All chapters within the units have original introductions that frame the content. These highly personal passages are dubbed \u003cem\u003eDr. Sue to You\u003c\/em\u003e, providing intimate narratives from author to audience. Original instructional devices include \u003cem\u003eBeyond the Book\u003c\/em\u003e, which links content to other ideas, experiences, and disciplines, \u003cem\u003eFrom the Field\u003c\/em\u003e, which touches on related research, and \u003cem\u003eReality Checks\u003c\/em\u003e, which grounds the content in real-world experiences. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eEveryday Sociology \u003c\/em\u003eprovides a clear sociological background to high-interest yet challenging issues and ideas. Written to be equally educational and intriguing, it is ideal for introductory sociology courses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eL. Susan Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor of sociology and criminology at Kansas State University, specializing in violence and inequality, with an emphasis on the effects of place. Her ground-breaking research for the National Science Foundation empirically documented the independent effect of local community on the life decisions of individual adolescent girls. Her research into rural youth and gendered violence resulted in two studies - \u003cem\u003eBad Girls from Rural Places\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRural Outlaws\u003c\/em\u003e. Dr. Williams' recent interests include prison ethnography, women and crime, violence and survivors, and gender construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L. Susan Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1516510399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781516510399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cognella Academic Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.77d","brand":"L. Susan Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43940010262783,"sku":"9781516510399","price":148.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_96fc32a8-5040-481b-a5e6-06838a606ca2.jpg?v=1681444765","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/everyday-sociology-l-susan-williams-9781516510399","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}