TY - BOOK AU - Neuman,W.Lawrence TI - Power, state, and society: an introduction to political sociology SN - 0072853808 (alk. paper) AV - JA76 .N417 2005 U1 - 306.2 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill, KW - Political sociology N1 - W. Lawrence Neuman is Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1982. He is the author of several well-received research methodology textbooks and published in leading academic journals (American Sociological Review, Social Problems, Sociological Quarterly, Sociological Inquiry, Social Science Quarterly) on a range of political sociological issues. He is a University of Wisconsin-System Teaching Fellow, won his university’s Outstanding Researcher Award, and is listed in Who’s Who in America. He has received numerous grants to carry out curriculum innovations and instructional projects. He was a Fulbright Scholar to Japan, and also serves as director of Pacific Asian Educational Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater ; Includes bibliographical references (p. 603-668) and indexes; Chapter 1: Political Sociology: Power, The State, Hegemony, and Struggle Introduction What Is Political Sociology The Relevance of Political Sociology Political Sociology versus Political Science How Did We Get to Where We Are? Key Concepts: Power, the State, Hegemony, and Struggle Power State Hegemony Struggle Issues in Contemporary Political Sociology Conclusion Chapter 2: Democracy, Nationalism and the Nation State Introduction Democracy The Changing Meaning of Democracy What Makes a Democracy? Democratic Society A Model of Ideal Democracy Democratic Elitism versus Participatory Democracy Citizenship Defining Citizenship T.H. Marshall and Citizenship Rights Limits to Citizenship: Gender and Race Citizenship Issues and Expansion Nationalism Nation as Ethnic Group The Nation Grows within State Boundaries The Nation as a Cultural Construction The Nation State Feudalism and the Absolutist State The Nation-State Appears Forms of the Nation State The Liberal-Market State The Totalitarian State The Corporatist State The Developmental State Conclusion Chapter 3: Theoretical Frameworks in Political Sociology Introduction Three Major Frameworks of Political Sociology Pluralist Framework: Individuals and a Competing Plurality of Interest Groups Managerial Framework: Elite Rule and the State's Organizational Capacity Class-Analysis Framework: A Capitalist Mode of Production and the Ruling Class Political Sociology Beyond the Three Frameworks Constructionist Theory Rational Choice Theory New Institutionalism Theory Conclusion Chapter 4: The Polity of the United States Introduction Models of Political Sociology American Political Institutions A System of Courts and Parties Patronage and Party Systems Administrative Bureaucracy Progressive Era Expansion The New Deal Regime The Welfare-Warfare State Inclusion within and Exclusion from the Polity Three Forms of Inclusion: Privileged Access, Encouragement, and Removal of Direct Barriers Three Forms of Exclusion: Creating Indirect Barriers, Explicit Restrictions, and Repression Processes of Inclusion and Exclusion Conclusion Chapter 5: Political Involvement and Conflict in the United States Introduction Democracy and Participation Models of Political Sociology Political Participation and Nonparticipation Forms, Intensities and Channels of Participation Nonparticipation Explaining Participation The Electoral Channel Who does and does not vote? Does Turnout matter? Partisanship Social Differences in Voting: Partisanship and Participation Class Politics Racial Politics and Participation The Gender Gap A Realignment in the 1970s-1980s? A Race-Based Realignment? Conclusion Chapter 6: Protest and Movements Introduction Unconventional Politics Political Sociological Models Protest as Politics Movements and Countermovements Three Approaches to the Study of Movements Resource Mobilization Approach Political Process Approach Constructionist Approach Conclusion Chapter 7: Political Ideas and Beliefs Introduction Ideas about Politics and Political Ideas Models of Political Sociology Symbolic Politics and Ideology The Politics of Symbols Is Real Politics Symbols of Politics: Heroes, Rituals, Public Celebrations, and Ceremonies Civil Religion and Political Witches Ideology A Brief History of the Concept American Views of Ideology Ideology and Public Opinion Types of Ideology Major Formal Ideologies Left-Right Continuum Culture Wars The New Christian Right Explanations of the New Christian Right Legacies of the New Christian Right Conclusion Chapter 8: Cultural Institutions and Tolerance Introduction Cultural Institutions Models of Political Sociology The Meaning and Purpose of Schooling Schooling and Nation-Building School Knowledge, Socialization, and Social Selection Three Theories of Schooling Political Struggles and School Reform Movements Mass Media Forms and Functions How the Mass Media Affect People Changes in the Mass Media Mass Media and Politics Political Tolerance Individual-Level Tolerance Bigotry, Right-Wing Ideology, and Political Tolerance Social Contexts that Encourage or Discourage Tolerance Trends in Tolerance and Intolerance Triggers Conclusion Chapter 9: Law, Crime, and Control Introduction The Nation-State, Law, and Justice Models of Political Sociology and the Law, Crime, and Control Law and Legal Institutions What Is Law? Law and the Legal Order The State, The Courts and the Legal Profession Crime and Coercive State Power Street Crime Public (Mis)Perceptions of Crime Control and Surveillance Policing Crime Control Why Did U.S. Crime Policy Change? Surveillance Conclusion Chapter 10. The Politics of Business Policy Introduction Historical Background State and Economy Models of Political Sociology A Platform for a Market Economy Industrial Policy and Political-Economy Systems America's Post-World War II Economy Politics of Taxes and Distribution Politics of Taxes Distributing Resources The Regulatory State Capture Theory and Iron Triangles Regulatory Regimes State Projects and Structural Constraints Business Regulation, State Expansion, and Autonomy Conclusion Chapter 11. Social Programs And Policies Introduction Understanding the Welfare State Confusion over the Welfare State Defining the Welfare State Models of Political Sociology and the Welfare State Evaluation of the Explanations Welfare State Expansion Welfare State Regimes Poverty Reduction Gender and the Welfare State American Exceptionalism? The U.S. Case in Comparative Context The U.S. Case in Historical Context Shadow Welfare State Race and the American Welfare State Conclusion Chapter 12. Conclusion Introduction Issues in Political Sociology Cultural Politics and Moral Panics Politics via the Courts Dealignment Military State and Society Crimes of the State Three Continuing Challenges Globalization Inclusion Integrity Models of Political Sociology Conclusion Glossary Bibliography Name Index Subject Index N2 - This comprehensive theoretically-grounded text provides advanced undergraduates with a highly accessible introduction to political sociology. Students are introduced to major theories of political sociology early in the book, and see them applied to various topic areas in subsequent chapters. Numerous specific examples, from current issues in the United States as well as various historical and comparative settings, illustrate the major political sociological theories. In addition to covering the traditional core of political sociology, the text consciously links major ideas in political sociology to related substantive areas within sociology (for example, race, class, and gender inequality; media; schooling; and law and crime). Students are also introduced to contemporary developments in the field, including politics of culture, rational choice models, and “new” social movements UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/mh051/2004057928.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0618/2004057928-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0735/2004057928-b.html ER -