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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Neil Gross (Associate Professor, University of British Columbia) , Solon Simmons (Assistant Professor, George Mason University)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.522kg ISBN: 9781421413341ISBN 10: 1421413345 Pages: 376 Publication Date: 09 September 2014 Recommended Age: From 17 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents"Introduction Part I: The Lay of the Land Chapter 1. The Social and Political Views of American College and University Professors Part II: Explaining Professional Liberalism Chapter 2. Political Liberalism and Graduate School Attendance: A Longitudinal Analysis Chapter 3. Nations, Classes, and the Politics of Professors: A Comparative Perspective Chapter 4. Political Bias in the Graduate School Admissions Process: A Field Experiment Part III: The Student Experience Chapter 5. The Effect of College on Social and Political Attitudes and Civic Participation Chapter 6. ""Civil"" or ""Provocative""?: Varieties of Conservative Student Style and Discourse in American Universities Part IV: Formative Periods Chapter 7. Naturalizing Liberalism in the 1950s Chapter 8. Challenging Neutrality: Sixties Activism and Debates over Political Advocacy in the American University Part V: Institutional Change and its Limit Chapter 9. Activism and the Academy: Lessons from the Rise of Ethnic Studies Chapter 10. Rationalizing Realpolitik: U.S. International Relations as a Liberal Field Chapter 11. The Merits of Marginality: Think Tanks, Conservative Intellectuals, and the Liberal Academy Conclusion Appendix. Sample Student Emails References Contributors Index"ReviewsProfessors and Their Politics has value for all professionals associated with American higher education. The various studies in the book make a case for why progressive values are dominant among those who enter vocations associated with colleges and universities, as well as how these values shape research agendas, hiring practices, and treatment of students. If their conclusions are correct, and the various authors have provided data to support verifiable conclusions, the political life of the academy is a sign of its vitality, not a cause of its crisis, and the vitality of the academy includes more support for diversity of thought, especially among students, than common stereotypes assume. This volume makes an important contribution to understanding the culture of contemporary higher education. -- Merrill Hawkins Reflective Teaching Author InformationNeil Gross is a professor of sociology at the University of British Columbia and author of Why Are Professors Liberal and Why Do Conservatives Care? and Richard Rorty: The Making of an American Philosopher. Solon Simmons is an associate professor in the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University and author of The Eclipse of Equality: Arguing America on Meet the Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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