Globalization: The Transformation of Social Worlds

This popular and thought-provoking reader collects interesting and insightful articles that explore the process of globalization and how it shapes societies and groups. The articles, which reflect a wide variety of concerns and perspectives, are drawn from both scholarly and popular sources

Containing both positive and critical views, this reader compiled by Eitzen (Colorado State U.) and Zinn (Michigan State U.) examines controversial issues and debates surrounding the sociological analysis of the diverse phenomena of globalization. Forty-three papers address economic, political, and cultural aspects. They also examine the role of globalization in changing gender and family arrangements, the threat of terrorism, and changing global social structures. A number are devoted to the globalization of social problems such as slavery, global warming, slavery, tobacco-related health problems, and infectious disease, among others. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

D. Stanley Eitzen (Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1968) is professor emeritus in sociology from Colorado State University. He is author or co-author of 17 books, many of which are in multiple editions. His books that fit with this book are: SOCIAL PROBLEMS, 8th Edition., (Allyn and Bacon, 2000); SOLUTIONS TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS: LESSONS FROM OTHER SOCIETIES, 2nd Edition., (Allyn and Bacon, 2001); PATHS TO HOMELESSNESS: EXTREME POVERTY AND THE URBAN HOUSING CRISIS (Westview, 1994); and THE RESHAPING OF AMERICA (Prentice-Hall, 1989). His major research interests are social problems, social inequality (race/class/gender/sexuality), families, power, and sport.

Maxine Baca Zinn (University of Oregon, 1978), is Professor of Sociology at Michigan State University. Her books include: WOMEN OF COLOR IN U.S. SOCIETY (Temple University Press, 1984), GENDER THROUGH THE PRISM OF DIFFERENCE (Oxford University Press, 2005), SOCIAL PROBLEMS, 10th Edition (Allyn and Bacon, 2005), and DIVERSITY IN FAMILIES 7th Edition (Allyn and Bacon, 2005).