{"product_id":"relational-sociology-and-research-on-schools-colleges-and-universities-paperback","title":"Relational Sociology and Research on Schools, Colleges, and Universities - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam G. Tierney\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSuneal Kolluri\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelational sociology was conceived by theorists frustrated by what they viewed as an incomplete accounting of social reality. Torn between notions of structural rigidity, on the one hand, and rational choice individualism, on the other, relational sociologists have sought new units of analysis. Social reality, they have argued, is manufactured through relationships. People are who they are, and society is what it is, not because of some individual or collective \"essence\" but because of the networks that social beings build among one another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRelational Sociology and Research on Schools, Colleges, and Universities\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the value of introducing new relational methods and epistemologies in educational research. The contributors examine the roles and significance of ongoing transactions among connected social actors--students, peers, families, teachers--in a variety of institutional contexts. The book explores various uses and applications of relational sociology in education, while highlighting its promise to provide fresh insight into intractable problems of inequity in US schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam G. Tierney\u003c\/b\u003e is University Professor Emeritus and Founding Director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California. His many books include \u003ci\u003eDiversifying Digital Learning: Online Literacy and Educational Opportunity\u003c\/i\u003e (coedited with Zoë B. Corwin and Amanda Ochsner); \u003ci\u003eThe Problem of College Readiness\u003c\/i\u003e (coedited with Julia C. Duncheon), also published by SUNY Press; and \u003ci\u003eRethinking Education and Poverty\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eSuneal Kolluri\u003c\/b\u003e is a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, Riverside. He received his PhD in Urban Education and Sociology from the University of Southern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51786690429216,"sku":"9781438478241","price":63.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8dd2eaf2863ef0664cb626a884ad78fd.webp?v=1780637797","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/relational-sociology-and-research-on-schools-colleges-and-universities-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}