{"product_id":"journeys-in-sociology-rosalyn-benajmin-darling-9781439914748","title":"Journeys in Sociology: From First Encounters to Fulfilling Retirements","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor most sociologists, their life's work does not end with retirement. Many professors and practitioners continue to teach, publish, or explore related activities after leaving academia. They also connect with others in the field to lessen the isolation they sometimes feel outside the ivory tower or an applied work setting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe editors and twenty contributors to the essential anthology \u003ci\u003eJourneys in Sociology \u003c\/i\u003euse a life-course perspective to address the role of sociology in their lives. The power of their personal experiences--during the Great Depression, World War II, or the student protests and social movements in the 1960s and '70s--magnify how and why social change prompted these men and women to study sociology. Moreover, all of the contributors include a discussion of their activities in retirement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Bob Perrucci, Tuck Green, and Wendell Bell, who write about issues of class, to Debra Kaufman and Elinore Lurie, who explain how gender played a role in their careers, the diverse entries in \u003ci\u003eJourneys in Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e provide a fascinating look at both the influence of their lives on the discipline and the discipline on these sociologists' lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContributors include: David J. Armor, Wendell Bell, Glen H. Elder, Jr., Henry W. Fischer, Janet Zollinger Giele, Charles S. (Tuck) Green, Peter Mandel Hall, Elizabeth Higginbotham, Debra Renee Kaufman, Corinne Kirchner, Elinore E. Lurie, Gary T. Marx, Robert Perrucci, Fred Pincus, Thomas Scheff, Arthur Shostak, David Simon, Natalie J. Sokoloff, Edward Tiryakian, Joyce E. Williams, and the editors\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in collaboration with the American Sociological Association Opportunities in Retirement Network.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rosalyn Benajmin Darling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439914745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439914748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Rosalyn Benajmin Darling","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065587478783,"sku":"9781439914748","price":99.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a4cac219-0e55-4dae-8154-a5eebe9ffd99.jpg?v=1768675961","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/journeys-in-sociology-rosalyn-benajmin-darling-9781439914748","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}