karen, i recommend:
Joseph T. Hallinan's *Going Up the River: travels in a prison nation* (2003; 224pp text) David K. Shipler's *The Working Poor: invisible in America* (2004; 308pp text) best, julie > > This is a Social Problems 300 level course. I am looking for secoondary > books for this course. I am considering Fast food nation, Nickle and > Dimed in America and Shattered Lives. As this book is supplemental to the > text, I am seeking books that are short (250-300 pgs) and focus on the > educational crisis, aging issues, or crime/gangs. Jonathan Kozol's book > on education are great, but they are too long for my needs. > > Any suggestions would be welcome. > > Karen Colvin > University of Baltimore ________________________________________________________________ Julie Setele Department of Sociology University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue Davis, California 95616 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://sociology.ucdavis.edu/gradstudents/jasetele --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Teaching Sociology" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/teachsoc -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
