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Agnes Riedmann is Professor Emerita of Sociology at California State University, Stanislaus. Her professional areas of interest are theory, family and the sociology of body image. Dr. Riedmann spent the 2008-09 academic year as a Fulbright Professor at the Graduate School for Social Research, affiliated with the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, where she taught courses in family, social policy and globalization. She is author of SCIENCE THAT COLONIZES: A CRITIQUE OF FERTILITY STUDIES IN AFRICA (Temple University Press, 1993). Dr. Riedmann attended Clarke College, Dubuque, received her bachelor's degree from Creighton University and earned her doctorate from the University of Nebraska.
Susan D. Stewart is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at Iowa State University. Her professional areas of interest are gender, family and demography -- specifically how complex living arrangements affect the physical and emotional health of adults and children. Her research has been supported by grants from the NICHD, USDA, Joint Center for Poverty Research and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The author of BRAVE NEW STEPFAMILIES and CO-SLEEPING IN FAMILIES, Dr. Stewart has published papers on a diverse range of topics, including child and adolescent obesity, eating habits, nutrition, fertility intentions and behavior, child support and visitation, stepchild adoption and women's financial literacy. She received her doctorate in sociology from Bowling Green State University.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Convenient why to buy books for your college kids.
Book was exactly as described. I bought this for my college daughter while away at school. This was an easy and quick way to get her the book needed for class.
5.0 out of 5 stars Love
This was a textbook for school but it was an amazing read! Even if you aren’t in masters school
1.0 out of 5 stars Should Not Be Used At All
I was assigned this book and by page 79, I was convinced that the data used to support the narrative was flawed. In particular it establishes a particular group of white men as the standard and then uses it as a lens to justify its claims and it often uses references to Victorian era ideals as proof. It has no concept of diversity.Case in point, when discussing the Female- Male Wage Gap, it again focuses on the white male. It does not discuss the idea that white women earn more than black women in the same profession. It does not discuss Black or Latino men at all and so you end up with this idea that all men make more than all women.This book points at everyone except the white women making the argument in a form of feminist narcissism that scapegoats everyone else. There is no diversity, the data presented as proofs are often derived from known scandalous sources and ends up presenting a very skewed view of reality.
3.0 out of 5 stars It could be worse...I guess...
This book is very dense and kind of boring, but it was required by my psychology course and it's cheaper on Bolo than the college bookstore so yeah, there's that. I didn't like the book but the class was great! The professor was really funny and let us do small projects instead of the quizzes on this book so that was nice. Class: 10/10. This book: 3/10. I know this review wasn't helpful in the slightest but I really just want to write a bunch because Bolo says if I write 7 it'll tell me a book so I really just wanna do that.
1.0 out of 5 stars Psychology School Book
Bought this book for a college course. Book arrived in good condition, didn’t use this textbook much in school though. If buying for college course would advise buying it second hand, you’ll really only use the text book for the Cengage assignments.
1.0 out of 5 stars Because No Stars Isn't an Option
My experience with this textbook comes from a Sociology Course on Marriage and the Family. I came into the course with a good understanding of studies, and scientific literature. My review is the following:1. This course book never once defined marriage or family. Based on how the book is structured, the authors did this intentionally, as the reader concludes the texts with the following understandings: There is no such thing as marriage, and family is whatever one makes it. This position is historically, culturally, religiously, and philosophically ignorant. Ladies, just know this text will make you afraid to be married - especially if your hopeful mate is a heterosexual white male.2. The use of flawed studies to prove beliefs. Of note is the use of flawed studies in examining parenting outcomes of various "household" backgrounds. The authors chose to cite an example that is notorious for "snowball sampling" to prove an equivalence of outcomes between same-sex households to and all other family structures. In contrast, another study with a larger (almost 5k) population sample was suppressed. It might seem this was by chance, but this is not the case, as the author was mentioned, but the findings were not. The fact that the findings of this study run entirely contrary to the conclusions proposed by the authors makes this suppression not simply one of negligence but active deceit. If you want a text that will simply affirm cultural media norms, then this is the text for you. If are searching for a data source dealing with reality - pick something else.3. Treating Legitimate Medical Disorders as Equivalent to Mental Illness. It is one thing to draw parallels between illnesses/disorders, but it is an entirely different situation when one describes techniques used in the 1950s as the ongoing diagnostic process of the 2000s. A quick search of the American Psychological Association quickly discredits the author's conflation of Intersex conditions and Gender Dysphoria. The two are different, yet the authors treat them as the same thing.4. Balance: There is no balance in this book. The most dangerous person, according to this book, is a white heterosexual Christian male. This is ironic, as sociology should be "tolerant" of all diversity. There is not simply one religion, culture, or history. Thus, a good sociologist should be able to describe those things that are specific to each. The author could have presented a more nuanced position and text if they had begun the discussion with essential definitions of marriage and family. The absence of these shows that the goal of this text is a reinforcement of belief, not honest intellectual development for the good of both individuals and society.Conclusion: if this is your textbook for the semester, please do your due diligence as a student. Read into the studies cited, specifically those that deal with family, family structure, and marriage. Make sure you enter this class with a working definition of each of these and come back to those often, compare and contrast what the authors are proposing in light of those definitions! If you want a better understanding of these topics, you would be better off reading The Politics by Aristotle. Good luck.
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Description:
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Agnes Riedmann is Professor Emerita of Sociology at California State University, Stanislaus. Her professional areas of interest are theory, family and the sociology of body image. Dr. Riedmann spent the 2008-09 academic year as a Fulbright Professor at the Graduate School for Social Research, affiliated with the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, where she taught courses in family, social policy and globalization. She is author of SCIENCE THAT COLONIZES: A CRITIQUE OF FERTILITY STUDIES IN AFRICA (Temple University Press, 1993). Dr. Riedmann attended Clarke College, Dubuque, received her bachelor's degree from Creighton University and earned her doctorate from the University of Nebraska.
Susan D. Stewart is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at Iowa State University. Her professional areas of interest are gender, family and demography -- specifically how complex living arrangements affect the physical and emotional health of adults and children. Her research has been supported by grants from the NICHD, USDA, Joint Center for Poverty Research and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The author of BRAVE NEW STEPFAMILIES and CO-SLEEPING IN FAMILIES, Dr. Stewart has published papers on a diverse range of topics, including child and adolescent obesity, eating habits, nutrition, fertility intentions and behavior, child support and visitation, stepchild adoption and women's financial literacy. She received her doctorate in sociology from Bowling Green State University.
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Convenient why to buy books for your college kids.
Book was exactly as described. I bought this for my college daughter while away at school. This was an easy and quick way to get her the book needed for class.
5.0 out of 5 stars Love
This was a textbook for school but it was an amazing read! Even if you aren’t in masters school
1.0 out of 5 stars Should Not Be Used At All
I was assigned this book and by page 79, I was convinced that the data used to support the narrative was flawed. In particular it establishes a particular group of white men as the standard and then uses it as a lens to justify its claims and it often uses references to Victorian era ideals as proof. It has no concept of diversity.Case in point, when discussing the Female- Male Wage Gap, it again focuses on the white male. It does not discuss the idea that white women earn more than black women in the same profession. It does not discuss Black or Latino men at all and so you end up with this idea that all men make more than all women.This book points at everyone except the white women making the argument in a form of feminist narcissism that scapegoats everyone else. There is no diversity, the data presented as proofs are often derived from known scandalous sources and ends up presenting a very skewed view of reality.
3.0 out of 5 stars It could be worse...I guess...
This book is very dense and kind of boring, but it was required by my psychology course and it's cheaper on Bolo than the college bookstore so yeah, there's that. I didn't like the book but the class was great! The professor was really funny and let us do small projects instead of the quizzes on this book so that was nice. Class: 10/10. This book: 3/10. I know this review wasn't helpful in the slightest but I really just want to write a bunch because Bolo says if I write 7 it'll tell me a book so I really just wanna do that.
1.0 out of 5 stars Psychology School Book
Bought this book for a college course. Book arrived in good condition, didn’t use this textbook much in school though. If buying for college course would advise buying it second hand, you’ll really only use the text book for the Cengage assignments.
1.0 out of 5 stars Because No Stars Isn't an Option
My experience with this textbook comes from a Sociology Course on Marriage and the Family. I came into the course with a good understanding of studies, and scientific literature. My review is the following:1. This course book never once defined marriage or family. Based on how the book is structured, the authors did this intentionally, as the reader concludes the texts with the following understandings: There is no such thing as marriage, and family is whatever one makes it. This position is historically, culturally, religiously, and philosophically ignorant. Ladies, just know this text will make you afraid to be married - especially if your hopeful mate is a heterosexual white male.2. The use of flawed studies to prove beliefs. Of note is the use of flawed studies in examining parenting outcomes of various "household" backgrounds. The authors chose to cite an example that is notorious for "snowball sampling" to prove an equivalence of outcomes between same-sex households to and all other family structures. In contrast, another study with a larger (almost 5k) population sample was suppressed. It might seem this was by chance, but this is not the case, as the author was mentioned, but the findings were not. The fact that the findings of this study run entirely contrary to the conclusions proposed by the authors makes this suppression not simply one of negligence but active deceit. If you want a text that will simply affirm cultural media norms, then this is the text for you. If are searching for a data source dealing with reality - pick something else.3. Treating Legitimate Medical Disorders as Equivalent to Mental Illness. It is one thing to draw parallels between illnesses/disorders, but it is an entirely different situation when one describes techniques used in the 1950s as the ongoing diagnostic process of the 2000s. A quick search of the American Psychological Association quickly discredits the author's conflation of Intersex conditions and Gender Dysphoria. The two are different, yet the authors treat them as the same thing.4. Balance: There is no balance in this book. The most dangerous person, according to this book, is a white heterosexual Christian male. This is ironic, as sociology should be "tolerant" of all diversity. There is not simply one religion, culture, or history. Thus, a good sociologist should be able to describe those things that are specific to each. The author could have presented a more nuanced position and text if they had begun the discussion with essential definitions of marriage and family. The absence of these shows that the goal of this text is a reinforcement of belief, not honest intellectual development for the good of both individuals and society.Conclusion: if this is your textbook for the semester, please do your due diligence as a student. Read into the studies cited, specifically those that deal with family, family structure, and marriage. Make sure you enter this class with a working definition of each of these and come back to those often, compare and contrast what the authors are proposing in light of those definitions! If you want a better understanding of these topics, you would be better off reading The Politics by Aristotle. Good luck.
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