The Dancer's Gift: Sociology in Life

About this book

Sociology students sometimes ask "What does sociology have to do with me?" The answer is "Everything " and this novel - a love story - is a unique way of bringing sociological concepts and perspectives into awareness. The Dancers Gift: Sociology in Life introduces readers to 180 sociological concepts that are cleverly interwoven throughout this story about two lovers: Samantha a sociology major and Marcel a dancer. Storytelling is the creative conversion of life itself to a clearer more powerful and more meaningful experience. The stories and characters of this hybrid novel/textbook have been chosen to represent a spectrum of different cultures socio-economic strata religions and ethnicity. The stories cover a range of issues including marriage and divorce adultery education religion gender issues and racism - basically a kaleidoscope of sociology topics are presented as events in the context of a love story.