Corey Dolgon, is a bright young scholar who is currently a Professor of Sociology and Director of Community-based Learning at Stonehill College, in Massachusetts. In addition, he is a Visiting Faculty at the Community Works Service-Learning Institute, in Los Angeles. His background includes a B.S. from Boston University, an M.A. from Baylor University and a Ph.D. from University of Michigan. He specializes in Urban Studies, Social Movements, Cultural and Marxist Studies, Community-based Research, and Applied Sociology. A highly-regarded teacher who regularly gets an "A" ratings from students, he is also widely published in magazines and scholarly journals. He has one book published with the NYU Press, The End of the Hamptons: Scenes from the Class Struggle in America's Paradise, which has won two Book of the Year awards - one from the Association for Humanist Sociology and the other from the American Sociological Association’s Marxist Section
In this unique new text, Corey Dolgon integrates an innovative case study approach into a comprehensive introduction that helps students understand how they can address social problems in their communities by applying basic theories and concepts. He stresses how a sociological imagination not only informs how students understand the root causes of social ills but also offers powerful tools for engaging in solutions. Key Features: Engaging chapter-opening case studies Each chapter includes a detailed set of definitions and statistical portraits of problems Historical segments trace how particular problems have evolved The end-of-chapter feature "Voices from the Field" highlights a particular individual who is currently working to address the root causes of social problems.
