Accessible and engaging, Sociological Wonderment brings sociology into the personal lives of students. In the tradition of C. Wright Mills, the author shows how personal concerns should be considered within public contexts. The book's unique thematic approach, topicality, and the way it challenges students' assumptions about social life make it an invaluable supplement. The interactive learning approach of Sociological Wonderment eases the job of instruction. Students come to grips with the perplexing and enigmatic puzzles at the heart of the sociological enterprise,...
Accessible and engaging, Sociological Wonderment brings sociology into the personal lives of students. In the tradition of C. Wright Mills, t...
How Was School Today? explores the richly complex school experiences of Katie, a fifth-grader, in a very small school that educates children of varying ages and academic capabilities together. Katie's experiences provide an opportunity to wonder about the school experiences of any child. How Was School Today? goes inside a world about which parents typically know very little, and about which teachers may wish to learn more.
How Was School Today? explores the richly complex school experiences of Katie, a fifth-grader, in a very small school that educates children of varyin...
Thinking About Deviance explores issues of deviance in practical and accessible terms. Drawing on a successful first edition, this new and updated second edition resituates this important work in a post 9/11 world, exploring complex issues related to human experience and understanding.
Thinking About Deviance explores issues of deviance in practical and accessible terms. Drawing on a successful first edition, this new and updated sec...
Patrick comes home unexpectedly from the seminary and older brother Johnny's not slow to tap him for money. Mum is suspicious, Dad seems indifferent, and pissed, and little sister Cath is distracted and medicated.
Nobody Will Ever Forgive Us is the story of a family under siege. Living on their wits and stalked by violence, they defend themselves with the blackest of humour.
The play was produced as part of the National Theatre of Scotland/Traverse Theatre's Debuts season and premiered at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh in November 2008.
'A keen sense of...
Patrick comes home unexpectedly from the seminary and older brother Johnny's not slow to tap him for money. Mum is suspicious, Dad seems indifferen...
