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