Category Archives: Book Review

Braverman Labor and Monopoly Capital: Final 5 Chapters.

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Beth M

Alas for us, Braverman’s book is not one of those cheerful books which finishes with a section on how “there’s hope!” to turn around what we’ve been discussing.  (Here – the fragmentation and alienation of modern society via capitalism and … Continue reading →

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Braverman Part 3: Monopoly Capital – The Central Part of the Book (literally and figuratively)

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Beth M

Here we touch on the central part of Braverman’s the Universal Market and it’s impact on the structure of America. Continue reading →

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Braverman Part Deux: Science and Mechanization

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Beth M

Harry Braverman works his way through an analysis of work detailing how science and mechanization came to dominate the workplace. Continue reading →

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Labor and Monopoly Capital by Harry Braverman

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Beth M

Part 1 – Labor and Management (Chapters 1-6): A Synopsis. What is labor?  Well, for men and women Braverman discerns that it is purposeful and conscious, rather than instinctual, as it is for animals.  It involves the manipulation of tools … Continue reading →

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Faith in the Halls of Power – Book Review

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Beth M

My alma mater, Gordon College, has installed a new president, D. Michael Lindsay, a sociologist, lately of Rice University.  Lindsay received his PhD from Princeton, and published in 2007 a book entitled Faith in the Halls of Power.  It was … Continue reading →

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Summary: Mind Self and Society

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Beth M

The Introduction by Charles W. Morris has helped me to succinctly place my fingers on what’s important to take away from these three essays as well as to understand Mead in context of his social setting.  He’s hugely influenced by … Continue reading →

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Inequality Matters

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Beth M

Prior to attempting the classics of Sociology, this book epitomized my conception of sociology.  Essays about specific issues which reveal facts about rigidly defined groups of people.  For example: the Invisible Poor. College Educated. Progressives.  Haves. Have Nots.  Corporations.  Republicans. … Continue reading →

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The Time Bind – Arlie Russell Hochschild

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Beth M

Arlie Russell Hochschild is a contemporary feminist sociologist  famous for her work on well, Work. When I saw her book The Time Bind at the library on the shelf marked “Non-fiction Reads you may have missed” I knew I had … Continue reading →

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The Sociological Imagination – Pt 2. Ch. 7 – 10.

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Beth M

While studying for the GRE I came across the word which had been on the tip of my tongue to describe Mills’ tone about research technicians.  Acerbic.  Biting, yet bitter. However, far from acidity characterizing the second half of The … Continue reading →

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The Sociological Imagination – Part 1. Ch. 1- 6

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Beth M

  C Wright Mills.  First off, look at this picture of him at 28.  So determined and yet so youthful looking.  Also, according to his dates, he was so young when he died of a heart attack. 1916 to 1962, … Continue reading →

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