The Emergence of Sociological Theory
Seventh Edition
Jonathan H. Turner, Leonard Beeghley & Charles H. Powers

Writing in Sociology
Mark Edwards

15 Disturbing Things We Need to Know
James A. Crone

American Multicultural Studies
Diversity of Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality
Sherrow O. Pinder

Theoretical Sociology
1830 to the Present
Jonathan H. Turner

Introduction to Sociology
George Ritzer

Social Inequality & The Politics of Representation
A Global Landscape
Celine-Marie Pascale

Reading Social Research
Studies in Inequalities and Deviance
Jeffrey C. Dixon and Royce A. Singleton, Jr.

Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Social Class
Dimensions of Inequality
Susan J. Ferguson

Seven years ago, in our continued effort to support the sociology community, SAGE initiated a new program in conjunction with our introductory text, Our Social World. The SAGE/ASA Teaching Innovations & Professional Development Award provides a monetary award to graduate students and new professors to attend the ASA Section on Teaching and Learning's pre-conference workshop. This year the workshop is called Universal Design: Interrogating Inequality in Learning. The first year there were 96 applicants and 13 awards made. Since then the program has expanded; in 2013, thirty awards were provided to young scholars from all regions of the country and all types of institutions (a selection committee composed of members of the Section on Teaching and Learning chooses the winners.) Now in its seventh year, we have concluded that the program is wildly successful. For more information, visit www.sagepub.com/asaaward

Congratulations to the 2012 recipients of the ASA/SAGE Teaching Innovations & Professional Development Award!

Bhavani Arabandi - Ithaca College
Celeste Atkins - Cochise College
Megan Bahns - Syracuse University
Oluwakemi M. Balogun - Univ of California, Berkeley
Christina Barmon - Georgia State University
Jennifer Carlson - Univ. of California, Berkeley
Siri Colom - Univ of California, Berkeley
Tracy DeHaan - University of Oregon
Caroline Erb - Univ of New York- Graduate Center
Courtney L. Feldscher - Boston University
Brian Fuller - Clarkson University
Leigh-Anne Goins - Michigan State University
Xavier L. Guadalupe-Diaz - University of Central Florida
Kristin Jordan - Indiana University
Carol Cirulli Lanham - University of Texas at Dallas
Janet A. Lorenzen - Rutgers University
Paige Miller - Univ of Wisconsin, River Falls
Harmony Newman - Tulane University
Angela Nurse - Michigan State University
Bobette Otto - Georgia State University
Mari Plikuhn - University of Evansville
Sara Raley - McDaniel College
Emily Rauscher - New York University
Saher Selod - Simmons College
Jessica Streeter - Rutgers University
Alicia VandeVusse - University of Chicago
Elizabeth Williamson - Rutgers University

The SAGE/ASA Teaching Innovations & Professional Development Award is made possible by the generous contributions of the following SAGE authors:

Anna Leon-Guerrero, Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action, Third Edition
Jeanne Ballantine, Our Social World, Third Edition
Russ Schutt, Investigating the Social World: The Process and Practice of Research, Seventh Edition
Keith Roberts, Our Social World, Third Edition
George Ritzer, The McDonaldization of Society, Seventh Edition
William Roy, Making Societies: The Historical Construction of Our World
Jodi O’Brien, The Production of Reality: Essays and Readings on Social Interaction, Fifth Edition
Peter Kivisto, Illuminating Social Life: Classical and Contemporary Theory Revisited, Fifth Edition
Kathy Feltey, Cinematic Sociology: Social Life in Film, Second Edition
Ken Allan, The Social Lens: An Invitation to Social and Sociological Theory, Second Edition
Kathleen McKinney, Sociology Through Active Learning: Student Exercises, Second Edition
Joe Healey, Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class: The Sociology of Group Conflict and Change, Sixth Edition
Kathleen Korgen, The Engaged Sociologist: Connecting the Classroom to the Community, Third Edition
Jonathan White, The Engaged Sociologist: Connecting the Classroom to the Community, Third Edition
Joan Spade, Schools and Society, Fourth Edition
Kay Valentine, The Kaleidoscope of Gender: Prisms, Patterns, and Possibilities, Third Edition
Jack Levin, Sociological Snapshots 5: Seeing Social Structure and Change in Everyday Life
Jim Crone, How Can We Solve Our Social Problems? Second Edition
Earl Babbie, Adventures in Social Research: Data Analysis using IBM® SPSS® Statistics, Seventh Edition
Susan Ferguson, Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Social Class: Dimensions of Inequality
Corey Dolgon, Social Problems: A Service Learning Approach
Richard Arum, The Structure of Schooling: Readings in the Sociology of Education, Second Edition
Chris Baker, Social Problems: A Service Learning Approach
Scott Appelrouth, Sociological Theory in the Contemporary Era: Text and Readings, Second Edition

Here's what award winners are saying about the pre-conference:

"...At this conference I not only re-affirmed my commitment to teaching, but I also learned practical skills that will serve me throughout my career...I think your support of this workshop speaks volumes about your commitment to higher education and I would personally like to thank you for this support." 

Kerry Greer,
Associate Instructor
Department of Sociology, Indiana University

"I have been teaching at the college level for eight years and I learned more that day than in those previous eight years. It is a fantastic opportunity for young teachers and I hope that you consider continuing your support."

Daina Cheyenne Harvey,
Managing Editor, Sociological Forum
Presidential Fellow, Carnegie Foundation

"I would be remiss if I didn't let you know that this was truly one of the most useful, well-coordinated conferences I have ever attended...So thank you, so much, for sponsoring such a worthwhile program, and providing us future faculty with an excellent opportunity to learn and grow as both teachers and scholars."

Jennifer A. Jones, University of California, Berkeley