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June 17, 2008
Edith W. King, ’51, with Jennifer A. Thompson
Sociology for Educators in the Post-9/11 World, Thomson Publishers, 2008.
The book: Part one of this book contains sociological thought from the pre-9/11 world; the theories of 20th century sociologists Robert K. Merton, David Riesman, Erving Goffman and Elise Boulding and anthropologist Margaret Mead are exemplified by anecdotes, stories and accounts drawn from educational settings. Part two continues with three of the classical social thinkers of the 19th century, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber and Karl Marx, applying their theories to schools, classrooms and higher education settings. Part three covers the extensive writings of feminist educator Peggy McIntosh and her adherents as central to education in the post-9/11 era.
The author: Edith W. King is professor of educational sociology at the University of Denver. She has been a member of the American Sociological Association for more than 40 years and has contributed to the teaching of the sociology of education throughout her career. She is the author of more than 18 books and numerous articles, monographs and multimedia in education.
Web site: mysite.du.edu/~eking
Posted by lingjiex at June 17, 2008 01:09 PM