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The Engaged Sociologist: Connecting the Classroom to the Community

Sixth Edition
by Jonathan M. White and Shelley K. White

Student Resources

  • General Resources
  1. The Engaged Sociologist: The Sociological Perspective and the Connections Among Sociology, Democracy, and Civic Engagement
    • Web Resources
  2. Founders and Foundations of Sociology: Theory
    • Web Resources
  3. How Do We Know What We Think We Know? Sociological Methods
    • Web Resources
  4. Creating Civic Engagement Versus Creating Apathy: Culture
    • Web Resources
  5. Learning How to Act in Society: Socialization
    • Web Resources
  6. Deviant Behavior and Social Movements
    • Web Resources
  7. Big Money Doesn’t Always Win: Stratification and Social Class
    • Web Resources
  8. What Does a “Typical American” Look Like Today? Race and Ethnicity
    • Web Resources
  9. Sex, Gender, and Power
    • Web Resources
  10. Social Institutions: Family and Economy
    • Web Resources
  11. Social Institutions, Continued: Education, Government, and Religion
    • Web Resources
  12. The Engaged Sociologist in Action
    • Web Resources
    • Research Tools

Web Resources

Click on the following links. Please note these will open in a new window.

1. Exercise 2.2: Going Deeper

Major US Immigration Laws, 1790-Present
Key Facts About US Immigration Policy and Proposed Changes

2. Exercise 2.4: Just and Unjust Laws

Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter From a Birmingham Jail”

3. Exercise 2.5: Different Perspectives Lead to Different News

Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting

4. Exercise 2.6: Different Perspectives in the Online Media

WorldNetDaily
Intellectual Conservative
Free Republic
Salon
The Nation
ZNet
Mother Jones

5. Exercise 2.7: The Media and Climate Change

Global Warming
Global Climate Change
Competing Media Stories and US Public Opinion on Climate Change
What Are Donald Trump’s Policies on Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues?

Suggestions for Specific Actions:

  • American Sociological Association
  • Society for the Study of Social Problems
  • Community Tool Box, in order to get tips on how to write a letter to the editor.

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