Barry Glassner is Professor of Sociology at the University of
Southern California. His recent books include The Culture of Fear
(2000) and The Gospel of Food (in progress). He had a cameo in
Michael Moore's recent movie, Bowling for Columbine. Rosanna Hertz
is the Luella LaMer Professor in the Departments of Sociology and
Women's Studies at Wellesley College. She is the author of the
widely acclaimed
More Equal than Others: Women and Men in Dual-Career Marriages and
appears frequently in the broadcast media commenting on social
problems for local news specials.
Contributors include:
Kathleen M. Blee
Héctor L. Delgado
Susan A. Ostrander
Mark S. Mizruchi
William H. Friedland
Howard Schuman
John Walton
Herbert J. Gans
Phyllis Moen
Arlene Skolnick
Jane Mansbridge
Cynthia Fuchs Epstein
Dorothy E. Smith
Barrie Thorne
Robert R. Alford
Gary L. Albrecht
Christopher Winship
Sherryl Kleinman
Jody Miller
Joshua Gamson
Shulamit Reinharz
Verta Taylor
"...this is a fascinating collection of anecdotal material that I
have enjoyed reading..." --Journal of the History of Behavioral
Sciences
"Glassner and Hertz have edited an intriguing collection of 22
autobiographical essays by 12 women and ten men , all academics
teaching and contributing to the body of research as sociologists.
Their stories form an overall narrative of differing familial,
cultural, social, and political background life experiences.
...This book is highly recommended for both lay readers and
academics and will be especially appealing to those who are
interested in the roads
that lead people to particular career decisions." --Library
Journal
"...this is a fascinating collection of anecdotal material that I
have enjoyed reading..." --Journal of the History of Behavioral
Sciences
"Glassner and Hertz have edited an intriguing collection of 22
autobiographical essays by 12 women and ten men (one of whom has
since died), all academics teaching and contributing to the body of
research as sociologists. Their stories form an overall narrative
of differing familial, cultural, social, and political background
life experiences. The essays show how various social/ political
environments particular to each contributor's generation, such as
the New
Deal era, the rise of labor unions, the women's and civil rights
movements, the Vietnam War, differing opinions on society's
recognition of gays and lesbians, and problems of the ghettos,
poverty, and
crime, have moved each toward a particular area of research within
the discipline of sociology. This book is highly recommended for
both lay readers and academics and will be especially appealing to
those who are interested in the roads that lead people to
particular career decisions." --Library Journal
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