A Quarterly Publication of The American Sociological Association Below are the contents of Volume 25 of Teaching Sociology. Volume 25, Number 1- January 1997 Volume 25, Number 2 - April 1997 Volume 25, Number 3 - July 1997 Volume 25, Number 4 - October 1997 Volume 25, Number 1 January 1997 NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS GUIDELINES FOR ARTICLES AND NOTES COMMENT FROM THE EDITOR ARTICLES The 1994 Hans O. Mauksch Award Presentation, Presented during the 1996 American Sociological Association's Annual Meeting: Beyond Teaching and Learning Paradigms: Trekking in the Virtual University.......... J. Michael Brooks Concierge or Information Desk: Teaching Social Stratification Through the Malling of America..........Robert Manning, Derek Price and Henry Rich Gender Performance Matters Most: The Interaction of Gendered Expectations, Feminist Course Content and Pregnancy in Students' Course Evaluations..........Phyllis Baker and Martha Copp Professional Empowerment and Teaching Sociology to Health Care Professionals..........Ron Iphofen and Fiona Poland TEACHING NOTES Teaching Delinquency: Incorporating Research by Black Scholars into Undergraduate Courses..........Helen Taylor Greene The Socially Awkward Questions: A Simulation Exercise for Exploring Ethnic and Racial Labels..........Marisa Alicea and Barbara Kessel A Group Problem Solving Approach to Learning about Gender Stratification and Research Process in Introductory Sociology ..........Peter Lehman BOOK REVIEWS Reviews of Introductory Books Essentials of Sociology: A Down-To-Earth Approach by J. M. Henslin..........Priscilla Reinertsen Sociology: A Critical Approach by K.J. Neubeck & D.S. Glasberg..........Nancy Ramsey Sociology: Snapshots and Portraits of Society by J. Levin and A. Aluke..........Cheryl Childers Analyzing Contemporary Social Issues: A Workbook with Student Chip Software by G.L. Carter..........Ronnie M. Elwell Reviews of Research Methods and Statistics Books Investigating the Social World: The Process and Practice of Research by R. K. Schutt..........Michael B. Kleinman A Guide to Field Research by C. A. Baily Designing Surveys: A Guide to Decisions and Procedures by R. Czaja and J. Blair How Sampling Works by R. Maisel and C. H. Persell Contemporary Social Research Methods by R. Stark and L. Roberts..........Robert S. Bausch A Handbook of Social Science Research: A Comprehensive and Practical Guide for Studentsby G.D. Bouma and G.B.J. Atkinson..........Anne F. Eisenberg The Elementary Form of Statistical Reason by R.P. Cuzzort and J.S. Vrettos..........Janet Wilmoth Reviews of Social Problems Books Social Problems: The Search for Solutions by F. Scarpitti and F. K. Cylke..........Judith McDonnell Global Social Problems by J. A. Glynn, C. F. Holm and E. W. Stewart..........Andy Hiken Reviews of Social Institution Books Crime by R.D. Crutchfield, G.S. Bridges and J.G. Weis..........James L. Williams Juvenile Delinquency by P.C. Kratcoski and L.D. Kratcoski..........Scott A. Desmond Marriages and Families in a Diverse Society by R. Wolf..........Debra F. Peterson and Charles K. O'Connor Marriage and Family: Change and Continuity by J. K. Davidson and N. B. Moore..........Gretchen Stiers The Sociology of Work: Concepts and Cases by C.J. Auster..........Jay Howard FILM REVIEWS Hoop Dreams by S. James, F. Marx and P. Gilbert..........Margaret Walsh W.E.B. DuBois: A Biography In Four Voices by California Newsreel..........Renee T. White Holding Ground: The Rebirth of Dudley Street by New Day Films..........Randy Stoecker Black Is...Black Ain't by M. T. Riggs..........Sharon Parkinson Spirit of the Dawn by H. Schmidt..........Marcia Hood-Brown Volume 25, Number 2 April 1997 NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS GUIDELINES FOR ARTICLES AND NOTES COMMENT FROM THE EDITOR ARTICLES AND NOTES ON INCLUSIVITY A Multicultural Framework: Transforming Curriculum, Transforming Students..........Robin Moremen Teaching about Race and Ethnicity: A Message of Despair or a Message of Hope?..........Frances Moulder Student Resistance to Course Content: Reactions to the Gender of the Messenger..........Melanie Moore ARTICLES Interdisciplinary Team Teaching on Sustainable Development in Costa Rica..........Roberta Lessor, Margaret Reeves, and Enrique Andrade Students’ Knowledge and Faculty Members’ Expectations: The Case for Classroom Assessment..........Craig Eckert, Douglas Bower, Krista Stiff, Abby Hinkle, and Andrew Davis Implementing “Study in Depth” at St. Cloud State University..........James Sherohman TEACHING NOTES Integrating Research Methods into Substantive Courses: A Class Project to Identify Social Backgrounds of Political Elites..........Margaret Johnson and Gary Steward, Jr. Promoting Graduate Students’ Membership in Professional Organizations..........Scott Desmond and Amy M. Symens An Alternative Comprehensive Final Exam: The Integrated Paper..........Theresa Mariani Chandler BOOK REVIEWS ON ASA PUBLICATIONS Voices from the Classroom: Interviews with Thirty-Six Sociologists About Teaching by Dean S. Dorn .........Anne F. Eisenberg Teaching Criminology: Resources and Issues, 3rd ed. by Richard A. Wright, ed...........Scott A. Desmond Teaching Sociology of Aging, 4th ed. by Diana K. Harris and Erdman B. Palmore, eds...........Nancy L. Buffenbarger Syllabi and Instructional Materials for Teaching Comparative and Historical Sociology, 3rd ed. by David A. Smith, ed...........Peggy G. Hargis Careers in Sociology, 4th ed. .......... The Sociology Major as Preparation for Careers in Business and Organizations .......... Sociologists in the Corporate World, 2nd ed. by Delbert C. Miller .......... Embarking Upon a Career with an Undergraduate Degree in Sociology, 2nd ed. by Janet Mancini Billson and Bettina J. Huber .......... Mastering the Job Market with a Graduate Degree in Sociology, 2nd ed. by Janet Mancini Billson..........James M. Williams OTHER BOOK REVIEWS The Sociologist’s Statistical Tools: Computer Based Data Analysis Using SPSS Windows by Henry W. Fischer, III...........William C. Rinaman The Spread of AIDS by Daniel A. Leone, ed...........Ruby L. Gooley Family Violence Across the Lifespan: An Introduction by Ola W. Barnett, Cindy L. Miller-Perrin, and Robin Perrin..........Lee D. Millar Bidwell Volume 25, Number 3 July 1997 NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS GUIDELINES FOR ARTICLES AND NOTES COMMENT FROM THE EDITOR NOTES ON CLASSROOM EXERCISES AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING The Chairs Game--Competition Versus Cooperation: The Sociological Uses of Musical Chairs..........Susan R. Takata Building Social Networks..........Katherine Giuffre and Pamela Paxton Using Panel Debates to Increase Student Involvement in the Introductory Sociology Class..........James A. Crone Field Trips as Short-Term Experiential Education..........Rik Scarce NOTES ON USING LITERARY TOOLS Using Contemporary Fiction to Teach Family Issues..........Janet Cosbey Postcards from the Imagination: Using Letters to Teach Sociological Concepts..........Lillian Daughaday Teaching the Sociology of Sport: Using a Comic Strip in the Classroom..........Eldon E. Snyder BOOK REVIEWS Course Syllabi for the Sociology of Culture by Diana Crane and Magali Sarfatti-Larson eds .........Eric Rambo Service-Learning and Undergraduate Sociology: Syllabi and Instructional Materials by Morton G. Ender, Brenda Marsteller Kowalewski, David A. Cotter, Lee Martin, and Joann Defiore, eds..........John W. Eby How to Research by Loraine Blaxter, Christina Hughes, and Malcolm Tight...........Janice M. Reynolds Reconstructing Gender: A Multicultural Anthology by Estelle Disch, ed...........Lisa M. Frehill Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in the United States: Inequality, Group Conflict, and Power by Joseph F. Healey.........Louis Gesualdi Perspectives on Current Social Problems by Gregg Lee Carter, ed.........Karl T. Pfeiffer Public and Private Families: An Introduction by Andrew J. Cherlin.........Sara C. Hare The Sociology of Aging: A Social Problems Perspective by Duane A. Matcha.........Helen Rosenberg Social and Cultural Change: Social Science for a Dynamic World by Jay Weinstein..........Anne Kuntze Giants of Sociological Theory: Activities for Classroom Instruction by Stephan P. Spitzer........... Masters of Social Psychology by Stephan P. Spitzer...........Motoko Y. Lee FILM REVIEW Skin Deep by California Newsreel............Mary Ann Kanieski Volume 25, Number 4 October 1997 NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS GUIDELINES FOR ARTICLES AND NOTES COMMENT FROM THE EDITOR ARTICLES Asynchronous Learning: Technology and Pedagogical Strategy in a Distance Learning Course ..........David Jaffee Teaching Stratification: Stimulating Interest and Critical Thinking Through Research Projects ..........Joya Misra Using the Constant Comparative Method in the Foreign Classroom: Shopping as a Social Problem in Romania ..........Patrick C. Jobes, Andra Aldea, Constantin Cernat, Ioana-Minerva Icolisan, Gabriel Iordache, Sabastian Lazeru, Catalin Stoica, Gheorghe Tibil, and Eugenia Edangiu NOTES Teaching Excellence: Helping Students Consider Academic Excellence..........Pamela Paxton Michael Jordan Meets C. Wright Mills: Illustrating the Sociological Imagination Objects from Everyday Life..........Peter Kaufman Limitations of Self-Report Delinquency Surveys: A “Hands-on” Approach..........Alan C. Bruce and Scott A. Desmond CONVERSATION A Postmodern Explanation of Student Consumerism in Higher Education..........Michael Delucchi and William L. Smith Education and the Marketplace: Conflicting Arenas? Response to “A Postmodern Explanation for Student Consumerism in Higher Education”..........Anne F. Eisenberg Relevance and Responsibility: A Postmodern Response. Response to “A Postmodern Explanation of Student Consumerism in Higher Education”..........Jerry W. Shepperd Satisfied Customers Versus. Pedagogic Responsibility: Further Thoughts on Student Consumerism..........Michael Delucchi and William L. Smith REVIEW ESSAY Twenty-Five Exceptional Educational Videos for Sociology of Marriage and Family Courses..........Elizabeth Grauerholz and Tawnya Adkins Covert BOOK REVIEWS Preparing Graduate Students to Teach: Syllabi and Related Material from Graduate Courses on the Teaching of Sociology by Kimberly A. Mahaffy, ed. ..........Judith K. Little Introductory Sociology Resource Manual, 4th ed. by Teodora O. Amoloza and James Sikora, eds. ..........Peter Kivisto Teaching About Families: A Collection of Syllabi, Projects, and Class Materials by Ginger Macheski, Kathleen S. Lowney, and Tracey Meyers, eds. ..........Douglas K. Anderson Teaching Sociology of Education: Syllabi and Instructional Materials, 4th ed. by Jeanne Ballantine, Floyd M. Hammack, Edith King, Caroline Hodges Persell, and Theodore C. Wagenaar, eds. ..........Maralee Mayberry A Handbook for Teaching Medical Sociology by Bernice Pescosolido, Anne E. Figert, and Gregory Weiss, eds. ..........Duane A. Matcha Mapping the Social Landscape: Readings in Sociology by Susan J. Ferguson, ed. ..........Thomas J. Gerschick Shifts in the Social Contract: Understanding Change in American Society by Beth Rubin ..........William Sakamoto White The Meaning of Difference: American Constructions of Race, Sex and Gender, Social Class, and Sexual Orientation by Karen E. Rosenblum and Toni-Michelle C. Travis, eds. ..........Susan M. Alexander Experiencing Race, Class, and Gender in the United States, 2nd ed. by Virginia Cyrus, ed. ..........Susan M. Alexander Social Movements: Perspectives and Issues by Steven M. Buechler and F. Kurt Cylke, Jr. eds. ..........David Long Social Movements: Readings on Their Emergence, Mobilization, and Dynamics by Doug McAdam and David A. Snow, eds. ..........David Long Thinking About Women: Sociological Perspectives on Sex and Gender, 4th ed. by Margaret L. Anderson, ed. ..........Judith McDonnell Debating Sexual Correctness: Pornography, Sexual Harassment, Date Rape and the Politics of Sexual Equality by Adele Stan, ed. ..........Thomas J. Gerschick FILM REVIEWS The Smell of Burning Ants by Jay Rosenblatt Film Library ..........Thomas J. Gerschick Voices from Inside by New Day Films ..........Janet Bogdan The Color of Fear by Stir Fry Productions ..........Jeffrey J. Elder REVIEWERS FOR VOLUME 25 INDEX FOR VOLUME 25 The Editor of Teaching Sociology is Helen A. Moore. For articles, notes, and conversations, send manuscripts to: Helen A. Moore, Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0324. Phone: 402-472-6081, Fax: 402-472-6070. For book, video, and software reviews, send manuscripts to: Laurie Scheuble, Department of Sociology, Doane College, 1014 Boswell Drive, Crete, NE 68333. Phone: 402-826-8220, Fax: 402-826-8278. 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