Society in Focus by William E Thompson

Society in Focus by William E Thompson

Examining the role of mass media and information technology in contemporary society, this introductory sociology text emphasizes the increasing diversity and globalization of societies everywhere.

William E. Thompson received his bachelor’s degree from Northeastern State University, a master’s degree from Missouri State University, and a PhD from Oklahoma State University. Professor Thompson has authored and coauthored more than 40 articles in professional journals, including several reprinted in sociology textbooks and readers. He has coauthored a textbook on juvenile delinquency that is in its ninth edition, and has coedited an anthology on juvenile delinquency. Thompson also is the author of The Glass House, a nonfiction account of his mother’s two year battle with cancer and the lessons about life and living learned from her death and dying, and in 2012 authored Hogs, Blogs, Leathers, and Lattes: The Sociology of Modern American Motorcycling. Joseph V. Hickey received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from George Washington University and his PhD in cultural anthropology from the University of New Mexico. A native New Yorker and Midwest transplant, Professor Hickey has won both writing and film awards. He has authored and coauthored two dozen articles and has written and produced numerous videotapes on such diverse subjects as popular culture, racial and ethnic communities, and cross-cultural studies. Joseph Hickey is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology– Anthropology at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas, where for more than two decades he taught introductory courses in sociology and cultural anthropology to undergraduates. Mica L. Thompson earned her bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma State University and her master’s degree in sociology from Texas A & M University-Commerce. She has over twelve years of public school teaching experience and teaches introduction to sociology at the university level. Her research interests include qualitative methods, feminist theory, education, and popular culture. In addition to having collaborated on articles published in professional journals, Mica has helped proofread and made significant contributions to previous editions of Society in Focus.

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ISBN 13	9781442255975
ISBN 10	1442255978
Title	Society in Focus
Author	William E Thompson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Rowman & Littlefield
Year published	2016-04-20
Number of pages	656
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