1st Edition
Service Sociology and Academic Engagement in Social Problems
Biography
A. Javier Treviño is Jane Oxford Keiter Professor of Sociology at Wheaton College, USA. He is the author of The Social Thought of C. Wright Mills, The Sociology of Law: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives and The Sociology of Law: A Bibliography of Theoretical Literature. He is the editor of Talcott Parsons on Law and the Legal System, Classic Writings in Law and Society, Talcott Parsons Today: His Theory and Legacy in Contemporary Sociology and Goffman’s Legacy, and co-editor of Understanding Crime: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Karen M. McCormack is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Wheaton College, USA. Her recent publications include ’Understanding Foreclosure Risk: The Role of Nativity and Gender’, with Iyar Mazar (Critical Sociology 2013) and ’Comfort and Burden: The Changing Meaning of Home for Owners At-Risk of Foreclosure’ (Symbolic Interaction 2012).
’A provocative, critical analysis of sociology’s original purpose; that of solving social problems, not just analyzing them. Thoughtful, theoretically rigorous and passionate the book presents a compelling case for returning to that mission, even within the dissonant demands of sociology in the academy. This work offers both Sociology and Social Work a philosophical examination of the importance of our mutual responsibility as members of the human community.’ Kathleen McInnis-Dittrich, Boston College Graduate School of Social Work, USA ’I have been searching for this book for years. Treviño and McCormack, along with their contributors, elucidate the activities of service sociology in order to respond to serious questions about its effectiveness to ameliorate social ills and inspire students to become change agents. Service Sociology is essential for anyone interested in the history of service and participatory engagement in sociology.’ AirÃn Denise MartÃnez, Arizona State University, USA
