Sociology Now

About our authors Michael Kimmel, Professor of Sociology at Stony Brook University, is 1 of the pioneers in the sociology of gender and 1 of the world's leading experts on men and masculinities. He was the first man to deliver the International Women's Day lecture at the European Parliament; he was the first man to be named the annual lecturer by the Sociologists for Women in Society; and he has been called as an expert witness in several high-profile gender discrimination cases. Among his many books are Men's Lives, The Gendered Society, Manhood in America and Revolution: A Sociological Perspective. He is also known for his ability to explain sociological ideas to a general audience. His articles have appeared in dozens of magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, The Nation, The Village Voice, The Washington Post and Psychology Today. Amy Aronson is Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at Fordham University. She is the author of Taking Liberties: Early American Women's Magazines and Their Readers and an editor of the international quarterly, Media History. She has coedited several books, including a centennial edition of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Women and Economics and the 2-volume Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities, which was honored by the New York Public Library with a Best of Reference Award in 2004. A former editor at Working Woman and Ms. Magazine, she has also written for publications including BusinessWeek, Global Journalist and the Sunday supplement of The Boston Globe. Tristan Bridges is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the coeditor of Exploring Masculinities: Identity, Inequality, Continuity, and Change and book review editor at Men and Masculinities. Tristan has also published extensively on issues to do with transformations in masculinity and gender and sexual inequality and is an avid public sociologist.

PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF THE FIELD
1. What Is Sociology?
2. Culture and Media
3. Society: Interactions, Groups, and Organizations
4. How Do We Know What We Know? The Methods of the Sociologist
5. Socialization
6. Crime and Deviance

PART II: IDENTITIES AND INEQUALITIES
7. Social Class and Stratification: Identity and Inequality
8. Race and Ethnicity
9. Sex and Gender
10. Age: From Young to Old
11. The Body: Health and Sexuality

PART III: SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
12. Families
13. Education
14. Economy and Work
15. Politics and Religion
16. Sociology of Environments: The Natural, Physical, and Human World