Thinking skills programs without intellectual standards are tailor-made for mis-instruction. How are districts to deal with the full array of needs? And a critical reader in this sense is simply someone trying to come to terms with the text. Rather than seeing how each important good thing helps inform all the others. Writing up a list of virtues (see Aristotle’s list on p. 266–267) is a way of seeing what we value in ourselves and what kind of a person we think is ideal (assuming, of course, that you aren’t just thinking like a babysitter, for whom the virtues in one’s wards are that they sit quietly and do nothing bothersome).

Do you look for a reader with a wide range of material? More readings than found in other texts 26 Classic articles provide students writings that have been recognized as significant contributions to the field. 26 Contemporary articles focus on current sociological issues, controversies, and applications. 20 Cross-cultural articles provide sociological insights into the world's cultural diversity. Hallmark Features The organization mirrors the chapter sequence frequently used in introductory sociology textbooks. There is a section consisting of three to five articles on each general topic. Each section includes at least one classic, one contemporary, and one cross-cultural reading.

A brief introduction highlights key issues and underscores the essential argument. Critical-thinking questions follow each selection.

These questions help students assess their understanding and apply the reading to other issues. In response to an unparalleled reception, the editors have worked to make this edition the strongest possible reader available for this discipline. Here are the key changes: • This revision has a more focused, trimmer, and more cost-effective format.

The editors have carefully reviewed what articles faculty actually use in their classes, and focused this revision on the most popular material. This means that the eighth edition is ten articles shorter, which holds down the cost while keeping the most important material. • Five new articles appear in the eighth edition. Now included in the reader: • Barbara Ehrenreich: “Nickel and Dimed” • Min Zhou: “Are Asians Becoming White?” • Bill Domhoff: “Can Anyone Become President of the United States?” • Alejandro Portes: “The English Only Debate” • Todd Gitlin: “Global Media” • An extended focus on race, class, and gender. Because so much of the research being carried out in sociology deals with the causes, the character, and the consequences of social inequality, this new edition of Seeing Ourselves offers more on these vital issues than ever before. About the Author(s) John J. Macionis was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He earned a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and a doctorate in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania. John Macionis' publications are wide-ranging, focusing on community life in the United States, interpersonal intimacy in families, effective teaching, humor, new information technology, and the importance of global education. Soglashenie o nekonkurencii s rabotnikom obrazec rk 2. In addition, John Macionis and Nijole V.

Benokraitis have edited the best-selling anthology Seeing Ourselves: Classic, Contemporary, and Cross-Cultural Readings in Sociology. Macionis and Vincent Parrillo have written the leading urban studies text, Cities and Urban Life (Pearson). Macionis’ most recent textbook is Social Problems (Pearson). John Macionis is Professor and Distinguished Scholar of Sociology at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, where he has taught for almost thirty years. During that time, he has chaired the Sociology Department, directed the college’s multidisciplinary program in humane studies, presided over the campus senate and the college’s faculty, and taught sociology to thousands of students. In 2002, the American Sociological Association presented Macionis with the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching, citing his innovative use of global material as well as the introduction of new teaching technology in his textbooks. Professor Macionis has been active in academic programs in other countries, having traveled to some fifty nations.