{"product_id":"the-forest-and-the-trees-sociology-as-life-practice-and-promise-9781439911877","title":"The Forest and the Trees: Sociology as Life, Practice, and Promise","description":"New Third Edition  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e If sociology could teach everyone just one thing, what would it be? \u003ci\u003eThe Forest and the Trees\u003c\/i\u003e is one sociologist's response to the hypothetical-the core insight with the greatest potential to change how people see the world and themselves in relation to it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This Third Edition features: \u003cbr\u003e - Updated key references, data, resources, and examples, from global warming, Obama's election, and gay marriage to transgender\/cisgender and the Occupy Movement\u003cbr\u003e - A glossary of terms\u003cbr\u003e - The short essays in Chapter 6, framed around the power of sociology, dig beneath easy and popular understandings to reveal what lies beneath\u003cbr\u003e - An additional analysis of how men's violence is made invisible even though most violence is perpetrated by men\u003cbr\u003e - Chapter 7's focus on sociology as a worldview with an analysis of the origins of white privilege \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAllan G. Johnson is a nationally recognized sociologist, nonfiction author, novelist, and public speaker best known for his work on issues of privilege and oppression, especially in relation to gender and race. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Gender Knot: Unraveling Our Patriarchal Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e (Temple) and \u003ci\u003ePrivilege, Power, and Difference\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been translated into several languages and excerpted in numerous anthologies. Visit him online at www.agjohnson.us and follow his blog at www.agjohnson.wordpress.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50465968259346,"sku":"9781439911877","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1760afc6-f97c-4212-a32f-fc5329fdad25.jpg?v=1730114880","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-forest-and-the-trees-sociology-as-life-practice-and-promise-9781439911877","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}