Description: The Handbook of Public Sociology presents a comprehensive look at every facet of public sociology in theory and practice. It pays particular attention to how public sociology can complement more traditional types of sociological practice to advance both the analytical power of...
Brief description:
Stephen Cornell is Professor of sociology, faculty chair of the Native Nations Institute
at the University of Arizona, USA. A political and cultural sociologist, Cornell and
economist Joseph P. Kalt founded the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic
Development. In 2000-2001, Cornell led the development of the Native Nations
Institute at Arizona, an outgrowth of the Harvard Project. Cornell has written widely
on Indigenous affairs, economic development, collective identity, and ethnic and
race relations.
Review Quotes:
"The publication of The Handbook of Public Sociology is timely and important. While it reveals the tensions and disputes about public sociology within the discipline of sociology, it also makes clear its potential to educate the public on many crucial social problems and issues confronting our society. This volume is a must-read for those who believe that sociology's findings, theories and ideas should be more widely disseminated." --William Julius Wilson, Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor, Harvard University
"This is a useful volume. . . . Recommended." --Choice Reviews