Sociologists in Action on Inequalities: Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality

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Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Race Amplifying the Youth Voice of the Food Justice Movement with Film: Action Media Projects and Participatory Media Production - Michael Cermak Place and Race: Cultural Democracy and Reclaiming Public Space - Diane Grams Social Movements in Action: Combating Environmental Racism on a Native American Reservation - Brandon Hofstedt When Resilience is Not Enough: Recovery, Privilege, and Hurricane Katrina - Pamela Jenkins Living the DREAM: Race, Privilege, and DREAMs of a Brighter Future - Joshua Warren Bridging the Campus and the Community: Blogging about the Asian American Experience - C.N. Le Discussion Questions Resources 2. Class Confronting Slavery with the Tools of Sociology - Kevin Bales From Magazine Publishing to Homelessness, From Public Housing Research to Congressional Testimony - Deirdre Oakley An Accidental Activist: My Stumble Upon Sociology - Bria Wilbur Putting a New Theory of Philanthropy Into Practice: Challenges and Opportunities - Susan A. Ostrander Localizing International Human Rights: Engaging with the World Social Forum Process - Jackie Smith Housing and HIV/AIDS: A Tale of Academic, Provider, Advocacy, and Public Policy Collaboration - Angela Aidala Discussion Questions Resources 3. Gender Breast Cancer Activism: Learning to Write Collaboratively for Social Change - Amy Lubitow Honor Killings: Murder of Mores, Mores of Murder - Mazhar Bagli Speaking Out for Social Justice: Sociology and Cultural Transformation - Brian Klocke On Becoming a Public Sociologist: Amplifying Women's Voices in the Quest for Environmental Justice - Tracy Perkins Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk: Linking Research and Action on Domestic Violence - Margaret Abraham Transforming Rape Culture on a College Campus: Using Peer Advocacy for Social Change - Linda Olson Discussion Questions Resources 4. Sexuality Being an Academic Ally: Gender Justice for Sex Workers - Crystal A. Jackson Disrupting a Narrative: Developing a New Discourse of Empowerment for LGBT People of Color - Juan Battle and Antonio (Jay) Pastrana Indian Blood: Two-Spirit Cultural Dissolution, Mixed-Race Identity, and Sexuality---A Journey of Return - Andrew Jolivette Sex Work and Sex Trafficking: Influencing State Policy on a Complex Social Issue - Jennifer J. Reed From Damaged Goods to Empowered Patients - Adina Nack Discussion Questions Resources 5. Intersections Social Movements and Activist Sociology - Charles Derber How Refugee Girls Change the World (and How You Can Too) - Laura Boutwell Becoming a Sociologist in Action through Theory and Practice: A Personal Journey - Nancy Mezey Using Sociology to Increase Citizen Participation in a Medium-Sized Midwestern City - Michael Stout Knowledgeable Power and Powerful Knowledge: Research and Organizing for Educational and Social Justice - Mark R. Warren Learning from Each Other's Struggles - Laurence Cox Taking it to the Streets: Addressing Inequalities through the Human Rights Cities Movement - Shelley K. White and Dottie Stevens Discussion Questions Resources Index About the Editors