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College and Society: An Introduction to the Sociological Imagination

By Stephen Sweet

ISBN-10: 0-205-30556-3

ISBN-13: 978-0-205-30556-8What's this?

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© 2001

Pub. Date: Jan 3, 2001

Format: Paper

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Table of Contents

All chapters conclude with “References.”

Acknowledgments.


1.College, Society, and the Sociological Imagination.

The Sociological Imagination.

Sociology and Individualism.

Colleges of Total Institutions.

Levels of Analysis.

Looking Ahead: Framing College Society through Sociological Perspectives.



2.Fraternity Hazing: Insights from the Symbolic Interactionist Perspective.

Pledging as a Rite of Passage.

Symbolic Interactionist Theory.

Discussion: Sociologically Informed Strategies to Counter Fraternity Hazing.



3.Gender, Inequality, and College Society.

Gender in a Stratified Society.

Socialization and Gender Inequality.

Discrimination and Gender Inequality.



4.The Janus Face of College Bureaucracy.

A Historical Look Back: College Life Prior to Bureaucratization.

Bureaucracies as Rational Organizations.

The Irrational Consequences of Bureaucratization.

Discussion: Coping with the Iron Cage.



5.College Athletics, Cohesion, and Exploitation.

Sports as Reflective of Culture.

Sports and Cohesion.

Sports and Social Conflict.

Discussion.



6.Studying College and Society: A Field Guide.

Sociological Methods and Folk Methods.

Sociology as a Science.

Forming Research Questions.

Conceptualizing.

Selecting a Methodology.

Ethics and Social Research.

Conclusion.



Afterword.


Index.

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