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Handbook of Public Sociology

Handbook of Public Sociology( )
Editor: Jeffries, Vincent
Contribution by: Adam, Barbara
Bell, Wendell
Burawoy, Michael
Cornell, Stephen
DeCesare, Michael
Elias, Sean
McPhail, Lee
Furedi, Frank
Gans, Herbert J.
Glenn, Norval D.
Hagan, John
Horowitz, Ruth
Howard-Hassmann, Rhoda E.
Hu, Lina
Kleidman, Robert
Leonard, Elizabeth Dermody
Mayrl, Damon
McCarthy, Bill
Morrow, Raymond A.
Mueller, Jennifer
Nichols, Lawrence T.
Oliner, Samuel P.
Oliver, Pamela E.
Persell, Caroline Hodges
Sassen, Saskia
Tiryakian, Edward A.
Westbrook, Laurel
ISBN:978-0-7425-6646-0
Publication Date:Jun 2009
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $159.00
Book Description:

The Handbook of Public Sociology presents a comprehensive look at every facet of public sociology in theory and practice. It pays particular attention to how public sociology can complement more traditional types of sociological practice to advance both the analytical power of the discipline and its ability to benefit society. The volume features contributions from a stellar list of authors, including past presidents of ASA.

Book Details
Pages:504
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Sociology / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.63 x 9.65 x 1.32 Inches
Book Weight:1.955 Pounds
Author Biography
(Editor)
Herbert Gans is a German-born American sociologist who was educated at the University of Chicago and the University of Pennsylvania. Active in urban planning and housing at the beginning of his career, he taught planning and sociology at Columbia Teachers College and subsequently at Columbia University. He is best known for his work on American communities, including The Urban Villagers (1962), a study of Boston's West End and The Levittowners (1967). He has focused much of his research on the American middle class.

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