Contemporary Readings in Sociology

Kathleen Odell Korgen is Professor of Sociology at William Paterson University, a comprehensive university in Wayne, New Jersey. Kathleen enjoys teaching her students that sociology is a remarkably useful discipline and highlights how “Sociologists in Action” make a positive impact on society. Her published works on race relations and racial identity include From Black to Biracial, Crossing the Racial Divide, Multiracial Americans and Social Class, Race Policy and Multiracial Americans. Her teaching texts, in addition to Sociology in Action, include Our Social World,  The Engaged Sociologist,  Sociologists in Action, , and Social Problems in Action. Kathleen is also the editor of The Cambridge Handbook of Sociology. Kathleen works as a consultant for other sociology departments as a member of the American Sociological Association Departmental Resources Group and received William Paterson University’s award for Excellence in Scholarship/Creative Expression in 2006 and the university’s award for Excellence in Teaching in 2014.

• Section 1: Culture and Social Interaction1. When Fiends become Friends: The Need to Belong and Perceptions of Personal and Group Discrimination - Mauricio Carvallo and Brett W. Pelham2. Authentic Identities: Straightedge Subcultures, Music and the Internet - Patrick Williams3. Differences between Actual and Perceived Student Norms: An Examination of Alcohol Use, Drug Use, and Sexual Behavior - Matthew P. Martens, Jennifer C. Page, Emily S. Mowry, Krista M. Damann, Kari K. Taylor, M. Dolores Cimini 4. The Influence of Friendship Groups on Intellectual Self-Confidence and Educational Aspirations in College - Anthony Lising AntonioSection 2: Social Structure, Social Institutions, and the Media5. Unmarried with Children - Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas 6. Student Disengagement and the Socialization Styles of High Schools - Lisa A. Pellerin7. “Regarding the Pain of Others”: Media, Bias and the Coverage of International Disasters - Susan D. MoellerSection 3: Deviance and Crime8. Political Culture and the Penalty - Patrick Fisher and Travis Pratt9. Social Capital, Too Much of a Good Thing? American Religious Traditions and Community Crime - Kraig Beyerlein and John R. Hipp10. Reconsidering Peers and Delinquency: How do Peers Matter? - Dana L. Haynie and D. Wayne Osgood11. Exposure to Community Violence and Childhood Delinquency - Justin W. Patchin, Beth M. Huebner, John D. McCluskey, Sean P. Varano, and Timothy S. Bynum12. Bullies Move Beyond the Schoolyard: A Preliminary Look at Cyberbullying - Justin W. Patchin and Sameer HindujaSection 4: Social Stratification and Power13. Mass Imprisonment and the Life Course: Race and Class Inequality in U.S. Incarceration - Becky Pettit and Bruce Western14. Talk of Class: The Discursive Repertoires of White Working- and Upper-Middle-Class College Students - Jenny M. Stuber15. A Place in Town: Doing Class in a Coffee Shop - Carrie Yodanis16. Professional Capital: Blue-Collar Reflections on Class, Culture and the Academy - Mary KosutSection 5: Race and Ethnicity17. Race as Class - Herbert J. Gans18. A Distorted Nation: Perceptions of Racial/Ethnic Group Sizes and Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Other Minorities - Richard Alba, Rubén G. Rumbaut, and Karen Marotz19. The Opportunity Costs of Admissions Preferences at Elite Universities - Thomas J. Espenshade and Chang Y. Chung20. Circles of Influence and Chains of Command: The Social Processes Whereby Ethnic Communities Influence Host Societies - Anthony M. OrumSection 6: Sex and Gender21. Divorce Culture and Marital Gender Equality: A Cross-National Study - Carrie Yodanis22. I Just Want to Play: Women, Sexism, and Persistence in Golf - Lee McGinnis, Julia McQuillan, and Constance L. Chapple23. I’m Not Thinking of It as Sexual Harrassment: Understanding Harassment across Race and Citizenship - Sandy Welsh, Jacquie Carr, Barbara MacQuarrie, and Audrey Huntley24. Multiple Masculinities? Teenage Boys Talk about Jocks and Gender - C.J. Pascoe25. William Wants a Doll. Can He Have One? Feminists, Child Care Advisors, and Gender-Neutral Child Rearing - Karin A. Martin Section 7: Global Issues26. Sociology of Terrorism - Austin Turk27. Free-Market Ideology and Environmental Degradation: The Case of Belief in Global Climate Change - Yuko Heath and Robert Gifford28. Glocommodification: How the Global Consumes the Local – McDonald’s in Israel - Uri Ram29. ‘In the Court of Public Opinion:’ Transnational Problem Construction in the HIV/AIDS Medicine Access Campaign, 1998-2001 - Thomas OlesenSection 8: Social Movements and Social Change30. Making Theological Sense of the Migration Journey from Latin America: Catholic, Protestant and Interfaith Perspectives - Jacqueline Hagan31. Hate Crime Reporting as a Successful Social Movement Outcome - Rory McVeigh, Michael R. Welch, Thorodurr Bjarnason32. Culture Jamming: A Sociological Perspective - Vince Carducci33. Corporate Citizenship and Social Responsibility in a Globalized World - Juan José Palacios