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Volume 46; Issue 6

Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews

Volume 46; Issue 6

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Why Sociologists Matter in the Welfare Reform Debate

Wilson, William Julius

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Practicing Theorizing in Sociological Research, or, The Two Faces of PragmatismThinking through Theory, by MartinJohn Levi. New York: W.W. Norton, 2015. 254 pp. $31.25 paper. ISBN: 97803939 37688.The Art of Social Theory, by SwedbergRichard. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2015. 248 pp. $24.95 paper. ISBN: 9780691168135.

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Comment on Fred Block and Margaret R. Somers’s “Karl Polanyi in an Age of Uncertainty” (reviewing Gareth Dale’s Karl Polanyi: A Life on the Left ) ( CS 46[4]:379–392)

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A Brilliant Work in General TheoryProcessual Sociology, by AbbottAndrew. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016. 311 pp. $30.00 paper. ISBN: 9780226336626.

Swedberg, Richard

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Understanding Mexican Immigration in a New WayOn the Move: Changing Mechanisms of Mexico-U.S. Migration, by GaripFiliz. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2017. 294 pp. $39.95 cloth. ISBN: 9780691161068.

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Too Few Women at the Top: The Persistence of Inequality in JapanToo Few Women at the Top: The Persistence of Inequality in Japan, by NemotoKumiko. Ithaca, NY: ILR Press, 2016. 282 pp. $49.95 cloth. ISBN: 9781501702488.

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Single Mothers in Contemporary Japan: Motherhood, Class, and Reproductive PracticeSingle Mothers in Contemporary Japan: Motherhood, Class, and Reproductive Practice, by EzawaAya. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2016. 156 pp. $80.00 cloth. ISBN: 9781498529969.

Shinohara, Chika

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The Contradictions of Neoliberal Agri-Food: Corporations, Resistance, and Disasters in JapanThe Contradictions of Neoliberal Agri-Food: Corporations, Resistance, and Disasters in Japan, by SekineKaeBonannoAlessandro. Morgantown: West Virginia University Press, 2016. 240 pp. $32.99 paper. ISBN: 9781943665198.

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Divided Fates: The State, Race, and Korean Immigrants’ Adaptation in Japan and the United StatesDivided Fates: The State, Race, and Korean Immigrants’ Adaptation in Japan and the United States, by SuzukiKazuko. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2016. 314 pp. $100.00 cloth. ISBN: 9780739129555.

Haller, William

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Marriage Migration in Asia: Emerging Minorities at the Frontiers of Nation-StatesMarriage Migration in Asia: Emerging Minorities at the Frontiers of Nation-States, edited by IshiiSari K.Singapore: National University of Singapore and Kyoto University Press, 2016. 216 pp. $34.00 paper. ISBN: 9789814722100.

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Rival Kurdish Movements in Turkey: Transforming Ethnic ConflictRival Kurdish Movements in Turkey: Transforming Ethnic Conflict, by GürbüzMustafa. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2016. 206 pp. $99.00 cloth. ISBN: 97890896 48785.

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Identity: The Necessity of a Modern IdeaIdentity: The Necessity of a Modern Idea, by IzenbergGerald. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016. 552 pp. $59.95 cloth. ISBN: 9780812248081.

Longest, Kyle C.

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Building Dignified Worlds: Geographies of Collective ActionBuilding Dignified Worlds: Geographies of Collective Action, by RoelvinkGerda. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2016. 192 pp. $25.00 paper. ISBN: 9780816683178.

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The Student Loan Mess: How Good Intentions Created a Trillion-Dollar ProblemThe Student Loan Mess: How Good Intentions Created a Trillion-Dollar Problem, by BestJoelBestEric. Oakland: University of California Press, 2014. 233 pp. $26.95 paper. ISBN: 9780520287525.

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Black Gods of the Asphalt: Religion, Hip-Hop, and Street BasketballBlack Gods of the Asphalt: Religion, Hip-Hop, and Street Basketball, by WoodbineOnaje X. O.New York: Columbia University Press, 2016. 204 pp. $30.00 cloth. ISBN: 9780231177283.

Hartmann, Douglas

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Making Morocco: Colonial Intervention and the Politics of IdentityMaking Morocco: Colonial Intervention and the Politics of Identity, by WyrtzenJonathan. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2015. 334 pp. $45.00 cloth. ISBN: 9781501700231.

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Social Sequence Analysis: Methods and ApplicationsSocial Sequence Analysis: Methods and Applications, by CornwellBenjamin. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2015. 314 pp. $35.99 paper. ISBN: 9781107500549.

Aisenbrey, Silke

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The Big Rig: Trucking and the Decline of the American DreamThe Big Rig: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream, by ViscelliSteve. Oakland: University of California Press, 2016. 288 pp. $29.95 paper. ISBN: 9780520 278127.

Upton, Rebecca L.

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The Red Guard Generation and Political Activism in ChinaThe Red Guard Generation and Political Activism in China, by YangGuobin. New York: Columbia University Press, 2016. 262 pp. $26.00 paper. ISBN: 9780231149648.

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The Media SyndromeThe Media Syndrome, by AltheideDavid L.New York:Routledge, 2016. 234 pp. $39.95 cloth. ISBN: 9781629581477.

Revers, Matthias

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Testing Fate: Tay-Sachs Disease and the Right to be ResponsibleTesting Fate: Tay-Sachs Disease and the Right to be Responsible, by ReuterShelley Z.Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2016. 280 pp. $27.00 paper. ISBN: 9780816699964.

Singh, Jennifer S.

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Race, Class, and Affirmative ActionRace, Class, and Affirmative Action, by AlonSigal. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2015. 348 pp. $37.50 cloth. ISBN: 9780871540010.

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Inner Speech and the Dialogical SelfInner Speech and the Dialogical Self, by WileyNorbert. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2016. 199 pp. $24.95 paper. ISBN: 9781439913284.

Stetsenko, Anna

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What Is the Future?What Is the Future? by UrryJohn. Malden, MA: Polity, 2016. 226 pp. $19.95 paper. ISBN: 9780745696546.

Dabrowski, Irene

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Caught Up: Girls, Surveillance, and Wraparound IncarcerationCaught Up: Girls, Surveillance, and Wraparound Incarceration, by FloresJerry. Oakland: University of California Press, 2016. 200 pp. $29.95 paper. ISBN: 9780520284883.

Heitzeg, Nancy A.

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Power and Resistance: U.S. Imperialism in Latin AmericaPower and Resistance: U.S. Imperialism in Latin America, by PetrasJamesVeltmeyerHenry. Boston: Brill, 2016. 224 pp. $135.00 cloth. ISBN: 9789004306837.

Hetland, Gabriel

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Decentering Citizenship: Gender, Labor, and Migrant Rights in South KoreaDecentering Citizenship: Gender, Labor, and Migrant Rights in South Korea, by ChooHae Yeon. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2016. 200 pp. $ 24.95 paper. ISBN: 9780804799669.

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The Trendmakers: Behind the Scenes of the Global Fashion IndustryThe Trendmakers: Behind the Scenes of the Global Fashion Industry, by LantzJenny. London: Bloomsbury, 2016. 240 pp. $114.00 cloth. ISBN: 9781474259781.

Godart, Frédéric

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Social Mobilization, Global Capitalism and Struggles over Food: A Comparative Study of Social MovementsSocial Mobilization, Global Capitalism and Struggles over Food: A Comparative Study of Social Movements, by MottaRenata. New York: Routledge, 2016. 204 pp. $149.95 cloth. ISBN: 9781472479082.

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Styling Masculinity: Gender, Class, and Inequality in the Men’s Grooming IndustryStyling Masculinity: Gender, Class, and Inequality in the Men’s Grooming Industry, by BarberKristen. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2016. 240 pp. $27.95 paper. ISBN: 9780813565521.

Kimmel, Michael

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Fighting King Coal: The Challenges to Micromobilization in Central AppalachiaFighting King Coal: The Challenges to Micromobilization in Central Appalachia, by BellShannon Elizabeth. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2016. 326 pp. $32.00 paper. ISBN: 9780262528801.

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Socialization: Parent-Child Interaction in Everyday LifeSocialization: Parent-Child Interaction in Everyday Life, by KeelSara. Burlington, VT: Routledge, 2016. 261 pp. $114.95 cloth. ISBN: 9781472448026.

Lavin-Loucks, Danielle

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House Full: Indian Cinema and the Active AudienceHouse Full: Indian Cinema and the Active Audience, by SrinivasLakshmi. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2016. 315 pp. $37.50 paper. ISBN: 9780226361567.

Thakore, Bhoomi K.

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The Real School Safety Problem: The Long-Term Consequences of Harsh School PunishmentThe Real School Safety Problem: The Long-Term Consequences of Harsh School Punishment, by KupchikAaron. Oakland: University of California Press, 2016. 165 pp. $29.95 paper. ISBN: 9780520284203.

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Detaining the Immigrant Other: Global and Transnational IssuesDetaining the Immigrant Other: Global and Transnational Issues, edited by FurmanRichEppsDouglasLamphearGreg. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016. 220 pp. $55.00 cloth. ISBN: 9780190222574.

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Reply from Fred Block and Margaret Somers

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Detaining the Immigrant Other: Global and Transnational IssuesDetaining the Immigrant Other: Global and Transnational Issues, edited by FurmanRichEppsDouglasLamphearGreg. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016. 220 pp. $55.00 cloth. ISBN: 9780190222574.

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Migrant Professionals in the City: Local Encounters, Identities and InequalitiesMigrant Professionals in the City: Local Encounters, Identities and Inequalities, edited by MeierLars. New York: Taylor and Francis, 2015. 261 pp. $54.95 paper. ISBN: 9780415793087.

Parker, Robert E.

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Becoming Arab in London: Performativity and the Undoing of IdentityBecoming Arab in London: Performativity and the Undoing of Identity, by AlyRamy M. K.London: Pluto Press, 2015. 255 pp. $35.00 paper. ISBN: 9780745333588.

Williams, Rhys H.

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Desis Divided: The Political Lives of South Asian AmericansDesis Divided: The Political Lives of South Asian Americans, by MishraSangay K.Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2016. 288 pp. $27.00 paper. ISBN: 9780816681167.

Adur, Shweta Majumdar

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Migrating into Financial Markets: How Remittances Became a Development ToolMigrating into Financial Markets: How Remittances Became a Development Tool, byBakkerMatt. Oakland: University of California Press, 2015. 297 pp.ISBN: 9780520285460.

Waddell, Benjamin James

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The Tumbleweed Society: Working and Caring in an Age of InsecurityThe Tumbleweed Society: Working and Caring in an Age of Insecurity, by PughAllison J.New York: Oxford University Press, 2015. 262 pp. $27.95 cloth. ISBN: 9780199957712.

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Calling the Shots: Why Parents Reject VaccinesCalling the Shots: Why Parents Reject Vaccines, by ReichJennifer A.New York: New York University Press, 2016. 336 pp. $29.95 cloth. ISBN: 9781479812790.

Blum, Linda, Getman, Rebekah

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Iron Dads: Managing Family, Work, and Endurance Sport IdentitiesIron Dads: Managing Family, Work, and Endurance Sport Identities, by CohenDiana Tracy. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2016. 191 pp. $26.95 paper. ISBN: 9780813570945.

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Bounded Mobilities: Ethnographic Perspectives on Social Hierarchies and Global InequalitiesBounded Mobilities: Ethnographic Perspectives on Social Hierarchies and Global Inequalities, edited by GutekunstMiriamHacklAndreasLeonciniSabinaSchwarzJulia SophiaGötzIrene. Bielefeld, Germany: Transcript Verlag, 2016. 295 pp. $45.00 paper. ISBN: 9783837631234.

Rauscher, Emily

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Diversity in Practice: Race, Gender, and Class in Legal and Professional CareersDiversity in Practice: Race, Gender, and Class in Legal and Professional Careers, edited by HeadworthSpencerNelsonRobert L.DinovitzerRonitWilkinsDavid B.Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2016. 435 pp. $140.00 cloth. ISBN: 9781107123656.

Obasogie, Osagie K.

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Leverage of the Weak: Labor and Environmental Movements in Taiwan and South KoreaLeverage of the Weak: Labor and Environmental Movements in Taiwan and South Korea, by LiuHwa-Jen. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2015. 225 pp. $27.50 paper. ISBN: 9780816689521.

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Windows into the Soul: Surveillance and Society in an Age of High TechnologyWindows into the Soul: Surveillance and Society in an Age of High Technology, by MarxGary T.Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016. 400 pp. $105.00 cloth. ISBN: 9780226285917.

Staples, William G.

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Secular Conversions: Political Institutions and Religious Education in the United States and Australia, 1800–2000Secular Conversions: Political Institutions and Religious Education in the United States and Australia, 1800–2000, by MayrlDamon. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2016. 298 pp. $34.99 paper. ISBN: 9781107503236.

Evans, Michael S.

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Publications Received

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Index of Reviews by Category

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Index of Reviews, Essays, Briefly Noted Books, and Comments for Volume 46

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Scenescapes: How Qualities of Place Shape Social LifeScenescapes: How Qualities of Place Shape Social Life, by SilverDaniel AaronClarkTerry Nichols. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016. 441 pp. $37.50 paper. ISBN: 9780226356990.

London, Jeffrey

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Encounter on the Great Plains: Scandinavian Settlers and the Dispossession of Dakota Indians, 1890–1930Encounter on the Great Plains: Scandinavian Settlers and the Dispossession of Dakota Indians, 1890–1930, by HansenKaren V.New York: Oxford University Press, 2016. 332 pp. $29.95 paper. ISBN: 9780190624545.

Fenelon, James V.

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Reimagining the Human Service RelationshipReimagining the Human Service Relationship, edited by GubriumJaber F.AndreassenTone AlmSolvangPer Koren. New York: Columbia University Press, 2016. 349 pp. $65.00 cloth. ISBN: 9780231171526.

Griffith, Alison I.

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The Oxford Handbook of the History of Crime and Criminal JusticeThe Oxford Handbook of the History of Crime and Criminal Justice, edited by KnepperPaulJohansenAnja. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016. 707 pp. $150.00 cloth. ISBN: 9780199352333.

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