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1. Faver, Catherine A. 2001. “Rights, Responsibility, and Relationship: Motivations for Women’s Social Activism.” Affilia: Journal of Women & Social Work, Aug2001, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p314, 23p. Content Select: Sociology, AN_ 5046269. Faver presents interviews of 50 women who were working for social change. She discovered three motivations for activism: 1) to ensure rights; 2) to fulfill responsibilities; and 3) to restore relationships and build community. She concludes that these represent a modified ethic of care. 2. Longmore, Monica A. 1998. “Symbolic Interactionism and the Study of Sexuality.” Journal of Sex Research, Feb98, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p44, 14p. Content Select: Sociology, AN_676922. A Symbolic Interactionism approach to the study of sexuality. Includes a philosophical study of the roots of Symbolic Interactionism with detailed information and evaluation of the usefulness of Symbolic Interactionism in the study of sexuality. 3. Howell, J. and Ingham, A. 2001. “From Social Problem to Personal Issue: The language of Lifestyle.” Cultural Studies, Apr2001, Vol. 15 Issue 2 Content Select: Sociology, AN_5180356. The authors explore the request made by the former US President George Bush: He requested that the “nation become a more compassionate nation,” but is it simply that neo-conservative and right-wing groups continue to impede the democratization of well-being?” How has the private sector health and fitness industries used lifestyles in their marketing prior to and during former US President Clinton’s terms of office? 4. Ayukawa, Jun. 2000. “The Sociology of Social Problems in Japan.” American Sociologist, Fall2000, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p15, 12p. Content Select: Sociology, AN_4060215. Discusses the differences in the sociology of social problems in Japan and in the United States. The impact of knowledge prior to and after WWII plays a critical role in how the sociologist defines social problems. The decline in sociology departments in Japan is also discussed. 5. “Most Americans Favor Centrist Moral Positions.” 1997. Society, May/June97, Vol. 34 Issue 4, p4, 2/5p. Content Select: Sociology, AN_ 9706042645. Focuses on findings from a poll about the major sources of American social problems-teaching of shared values in public schools. It argues that such an identification of community values is a product of democratic deliberation. 6. Grant, D. S. and Martinez, R. 1997. “Crime and the restructuring of the US Economy: A…” Social Forces, Mar97, Vol. 75 Issue 3, p769, 30p. Content Select: Sociology, AN_9704205032. Focuses on a study which examined the dislocations of class structure and ensuing class restructuring which affected social problems and crime.
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