A discipline divided : sociology in American high schools / Michael DeCesare.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeCesare, Michael, 1975-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.

Sociology.

Sociology--Study and teaching (Secondary).

United States.

Physical Description:

x, 152 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2007]

Summary:

Bringing together literature on the sociology of sociology and research on the teaching of sociology, A Discipline Divided applies these insights to high school sociology courses from 1911-2001. Michael DeCesare explores how, on one hand, teachers have consistently taught social problems with an eye toward developing good citizens, while on the other hand, sociologists have pushed for scientific sociology in the high school classroom.

Contents:

The sociological context of pedagogical practices

Teachers' two pillars : social problems and citizenship education

The emergence of the "prejudice reduction course"

Fifty years of confusion

Consensus : sociology as a "science of human behavior"

The future of high school sociology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [137]-145) and index.

ISBN:

9780739117316

0739117319

OCLC:

85892287