Personal Sociology

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In this volume, eight essays by well known sociologists explore the personal experiences, of social scientists, their unique ways of doing sociology, and the relationship between sociological theory and its application. In each chapter, the contributors integrate their sociological expertise with their personal lives and prove that sociological understanding and personal experience can and do mesh. Personal Sociology is a novel presentation that truly humanizes the practice and field of sociology.

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This is the kind of book that can be extremely useful to young, undecided students who may be thinking about sociology as a potential career. . . . This book would be useful in an introductory course.-Contemporary Sociology
"This is the kind of book that can be extremely useful to young, undecided students who may be thinking about sociology as a potential career. . . . This book would be useful in an introductory course."-Contemporary Sociology

Author Bio

PAUL C. HIGGINS is Sociology Professor at the University of South Carolina at Columbia.