Exploring Social Life: Readings to Accompany Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach - Softcover

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James M. Henslin was born in Minnesota, graduated from high school and junior college in California and from college in Indiana. Awarded scholarships, he earned his Master’s and doctorate degrees in sociology at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. After this, he was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the National Institute of Mental Health, and spent a year studying how people adjust to the suicide of a family member. His primary interests in sociology are the sociology of everyday life, deviance, and international relations. He has published widely in sociology journals, including Social Problems and American Journal of Sociology. While a graduate student, Jim Henslin taught at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. After completing his doctorate, he joined the faculty at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, where he is Professor Emeritus of Sociology. He says, “I’ve always found the introductory course enjoyable to teach. I love to see students’ faces light up when they first glimpse the sociological perspective and begin to see how society has become an essential part of how they view the world.” Henslin enjoys reading and fishing. His two favorite activities are writing and traveling. He especially enjoys visiting and living in other cultures, for this brings him face to face with behaviors and ways of thinking that he cannot take for granted, experiences that “make sociological principles come alive.”

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This brief and economical reader, edited by James M. Henslin, is especially designed to be used as a companion to Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach. There is one reading per text chapter, including a selection to accompany the online chapter, “The Sociology of Human Sexuality.”

Readings New to This Edition

"Hooking Up on the Internet" by Helen M. Lawson and Kira Leck

"Becoming a Hit Man" by Ken Levi

"Job on the Line" by William M. Adler

"Invisible Man" by Lawrence Otis Graham

"Social Class and Childrearing" by Annette Lareau

"Still Separate, Still Unequal" by Jonathan Kozol

"Border Blues: The Dilemma of Illegal Immigration" by Farai Chideya

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