Preface
Introduction: Sociology for Whom? The "Public" Roots of Humanistic Sociology
Chet Ballard, Valdosta State University
Section I
What is Humanist Sociology? Theory and Methods from a Humanist Perspective
1. Sociology for People
Alfred McClung Lee, Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Rejoinder to Lee
Chris Dale, New England College
2. Toward A Paradigm For Humanistic Sociology
Glenn A. Goodwin, Pitzer College
Rejoinder to Goodwin
Corey Dolgon, Stonehill College
3. A Humanistic Perspective on Science and Society
Sal Restivo and Michael Zenzen, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rejoinder to Restivo and Zenzen
Mary Chayko, College of Saint Elizabeth
4. Feminist Sociology: Methodology and Politics in Disciplinary Change
Marietta Morrissey, University of Toledo
Rejoinder to Morrissey
Mary Patrice Erdmans, Central Connecticut State University
5. Embracing Social Activism: Sociology in the Service of Social Justice and Peace
Chris Dale and Dennis Kalob, New England College
Rejoinder to Dale and Kalob
Kathleen Odell Korgen, William Paterson University, and Jonathan M. White,
Bridgewater State College
Section II
Confronting Inequalities: Class, Race, Gender, Sexuality and the Fight for Social Justice
1. An American Dream: The Historical Connections Between Women, Humanism, and Sociology, 1890-1920
Mary Jo Deegan, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Rejoinder to Deegan
Jill M. Bystydzienski, Iowa State University
2. Workplace Democracy and Occupational Health
Bennett M. Judkins, Meredith College
Rejoinder to Judkins
Charles Koeber, Wichita State University
3. Healing Brokenness: Gay Volunteerism and AIDS
Philip M. Kayal, Seton Hall University
Rejoinder to Kayal
Victoria Rader, George Mason University
4. Contested Terrain: Negotiating Racial Understandings in Public Discourse
Ashley W. Doane, Jr., University of Hartford
Rejoinder to Doane
Gina Petonito, Miami University
5. The Sociology of Human Rights
T. R. Young, Colorado State University
Rejoinder to Young
Stephen Adair, Central Connecticut State University
Section III
Confronting Institutions: Creating Humanistic Practices in Everyday Life
1. Teaching Sociology Humanistically
Victoria Rader, George Mason University
Rejoinder to Rader
Steve McGuire, Muskingum College
2. Perspectivity and the Activist Potential of the Sociology Classroom
Patricia Hill Collins, University of Cincinnati
Rejoinder to Collins
Kathleen A. Tiemann, University of North Dakota
3. Prison Dances: Teaching and Learning Behind Bars
Annette Kuhlmann, University of Wisconsin, Baraboo
Rejoinder to Kuhlmann
Jeffrey Cohen, Worcester State College
4. The News and the Myth of Spat-upon Vietnam Vets:What Can We Learn from the slate.com File
Jerry Lembcke, Holy Cross College
Rejoinder to Lembcke
James W. Russell, Eastern Connecticut State University
5. Crime, Deviance and Criminal Justice: In Search of a Radical Humanistic Perspective
David O. Friedrichs, University of Scranton
Rejoinder to Friedrichs
James David Ballard, California State University, Northridge
Section IV
Confronting Politics: Local, Global and Everything In Between
1. Popular Epidemiology and Environmental Movements: Mapping Active Narratives for Empowerment
David N. Pellow, Northwestern University
Rejoinder to Pellow
James R. Pennell, University of Indianapolis
2. Local Growth Coalitions, Publicly Subsidized Sports Stadiums, and Social Inequality
Kevin Delaney, Temple University and Rick Eckstein, Villanova University
Rejoinder to Delaney and Eckstein
Greta Eleen Pennell, University of Indianapolis
3. Sociology, Humanism, and the Environmental Crossroads: Bringing Nature Back In
1993 AHS Presidential Address
Anthony E. Ladd, Loyola University
Rejoinder to Ladd
Tim Maher, University of Indianapolis
4. National Voluntary Service: A Humanist Alternative
Jerold M. Starr and G. David Curry, West Virginia University
Rejoinder to Starr and Curry
James R. Pennell, University of Indianapolis
5. Collaborations for Change: Who Is Playing and Who Is Winning in Community-Based Organization Led Development in Rural Appalachia
Chris Baker, Walters State Community College
Rejoinder to Baker
Emma Bailey, Western New Mexico University
Section V
Big Ideas: Humanist Sociology and the Future of the Public
1. A Different Kind of Sociological Society
Alfred McClung Lee, Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center
Rejoinder to Lee
Timothy Black, University of Hartford
2. An Alternative to Corporate Capitalism and State Socialism
1996 AHS Presidential Address
Frank Lindenfeld, Bloomsburg University
Rejoinder to Lindenfeld
Corey Dolgon, Stonehill College
3. Scholar Activism: Popular Education and Social Transformation
Walda Katz-Fishman , Project South and Howard University, Ralph C. Gomes, Howard University, Jerome Scott and Tomas Encarnacion, Project South
Rejoinder to Katz-Fishman et al.
Chris Dale and Dennis Kalob, New England College
4. Confronting Structures of Power: Toward a Humanist Sociology for the 21st Century
1999 AHS Presidential Address
Ashley W. Doane, Jr., University of Hartford
Rejoinder to Doane
Dan Santoro, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
5. Don't Celebrate, Organize! A Public Sociology to Fan the Flames of Discontent
2008 AHS Presidential Address
Corey Dolgon, Stonehill College
Rejoinder to Dolgon
James R. Pennell, University of Indianapolis
