Sociologists Making Change

Public Engagement for Social Justice

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Many sociologists enter their discipline motivated to make a living doing intellectual labor in a way that also will make the world a more just place, only to find that academic institutional constraints routinely impede their pursuit of that original goal. Sociologists Making Change gathers more than a dozen examples of the real-world activism of US sociologists, who confront those constraints and get involved in political and social change efforts in addition to their conventional teaching and academic research.This volume provides a resource for sociologists aiming to enter, stay on, or get back onto a path of public engagement. Without imposing a singular vision of how to follow that path, the editors and contributors illuminate a variety of ways to pursue change-oriented sociology. While such publicly engaged sociology is not a requisite role for every sociologist, it is consistent with a long sociological tradition. In this time and in the foreseeable future, the book argues, both the public and sociology as a discipline could benefit from research, teaching, and activism that aims to make a difference. Finally, Sociologists Making Change offers a path for sociologists collectively to build better public visibility in ways that make the discipline better understood and more valued in the public mind.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-10-15
Mått152 x 229 x 28 mm
Vikt503 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor240
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781666981322

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: How Can Sociologists Contribute to Political and Social Change? by Dale W. Wimberley and Jon ShefnerPart 1: Working Within the University for ChangeChapter 1: When Activism Gets Undermined by the Unexpected: The Science and Politics of Microaggressions at a Southern University by Kirk A. JohnsonChapter 2: Making Change through the Everyday Life of a Faculty Member in the Deep South: Studying Abortion and Leading a Gender Studies Program in Mississippi by Kimberly KellyChapter 3: The Ethics of Social Change: Navigating Community-Engaged Research at University-Based Research Centers by Carrie Lee SmithChapter 4: Teaching During a Storm: The Killing of Sam Dubose by Earl Wright IIPart 2: Pressing for Change Through Electoral PoliticsChapter 5: Challenging Civil War Memorialization: Renaming “Robert E. Lee High School” in Staunton, Virginia by Stephen C. PoulsonChapter 6: Practicing Politics, Practicing Sociology: Applying Sociology as an Elected Official in Local Government by Anna M. SorensenChapter 7: Progressive Political Activism in Southwest Virginia: A Local Indivisible Group Protecting Democracy by Dale W. WimberleyPart 3: Movements For Rights, Recognition, And EqualityChapter 8: We Say No to Moss 3 Landfill! Using Sociology to Fight for Environmental Justice in Appalachian Virginia by Shannon E. Bell, Amy Branson, and Amanda BurroughsChapter 9: Building and Sustaining a Movement for Immigrant Rights in Knoxville, Tennessee by Meghan ConleyChapter 10: Activist Public Sociology Informing the Rental Housing Crisis in Jacksonville Florida by David JaffeeChapter 11: Sociology in the Borderlands: Bridging Global Human Rights and Local Advocacy in U.S. Cities by Jackie SmithPart 4: Scholar Activists Over the Life CourseChapter 12: Curating the Outfit: My Pathway toward Integrating Sociology and Organizing through Institution Building by Lisa EastChapter 13: A Life Worth Living: My Sociologically Engaged Path toward LGBQTI+ Justice by Christine M. RobinsonChapter 14: A Social Movement Career as a Sociologist: Confronting the Dilemma Of Expertise by Jon ShefnerEpilogue by Jon Shefner and Dale WimberleyIndexAbout the EditorsAbout the Contributors