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The Face Of Society, Roger D. Clark, Alex Nunes
The Face Of Society, Roger D. Clark, Alex Nunes
Faculty Publications
We have updated Ferree and Hall's (1990) study of the way gender and race are constructed through pictures in introductory sociology textbooks. Ferree and Hall looked at 33 textbooks published between 1982 and 1988. We replicated their study by examining 3,085 illustrations in a sample of 27 textbooks, most of which were published between 2002 and 2006. We found important areas of progress in the presentation of both gender and race as well as significant areas of stasis. The face of society we found depicted in contemporary textbooks was distinctly less likely to be that of a white man, very …
Social Movements In Organizations, Mikaila M. L. Arthur
Social Movements In Organizations, Mikaila M. L. Arthur
Faculty Publications
This article reviews the literature on social movements within organizations such as colleges and universities, corporations, religious orders, and governmental agencies. It brings together work from disparate fields to advance an understanding of how movements happen within organizations to introduce students and scholars to the promise of such research.