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Acknowledgments
Many sociology instructors were consulted about this text in various ways, and at
various stages of development. The following people were interviewed by telephone,
filled out a survey, or participated in a focus group. The information they shared with
us—what they like and don’t like about their textbooks; what goes on in their class-
room; what matters most to their students, and to sociologists today—all contributed
to the making of Sociology Now.
Gabriel Acevedo, University of Texas at
San Antonio
Anora Ackerson, Kalamazoo Valley
Community College
Isaac Addai, Lansing Community College
Francis Adeola, University of New Orleans
Bob Alexander, North Hennepin
Community College
Sarah Allred, Berry College
Sandra Alvarez, Shippensburg University
Sine Anahita, University of Alaska,
Fairbanks
Judy Andreasson, North Idaho College
Karl-Erik Andreasson, North Idaho
College
Amy Armenia, Hofstra University
Matt Aronson, Colorado State University
Grace Auyang, University of Cincinnati
Carl Backman, Auburn University
Deborah Baiano Berman, Framingham
State College
Parris Baker, Gannon University
Dorothy Balancio, Mercy College
Anthony Balzano, Sussex County
Community College, Newton
Heidi Barajas, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis
Nielan Barnes, California State University,
Long Beach
Cynthia Barnett, Moorpark College
Angel Basabe, Milwaukee Area Technical
College
Diane Bates, The College of New Jersey
Timothy Baylor, Lock Haven University
Todd Bernhardt, Broward Community
College
Sheli Bernstein-Goff, West Liberty State
College
Terry Besser, Iowa State University
Chris Biga, University of Wisconsin,
Milwaukee
Debbie Bishop, Lansing Community College
Dorothy Blackman, Cuyahoga Community
College, Metro
Daniel Boudon, Hofstra University
Karen Boyd, Indiana University,
South Bend
Robert Brainerd, Highland Community
College
Jennifer Brennom, Kirkwood College
Jack Brouillette, Colorado State University
Ralph Brown, Brigham Young University
Valerie Brown, Cuyahoga Community
College, Metro
Ryan Caldwell, Texas A&M University
Walt Calgaro, Prairie State College
Thomas Calhoun, Southern Illinois
University, Carbondale
Roberta Campbell, University of
Cincinnatti
Allison Carey, Shippensburg University
Michael Carolan, Colorado State
University
Mark Carpenter, Columbus State
Community College
Ellen Casper-Flood, Dutchess County
Community College
Bruce Chadwick, Brigham Young
University
Brenda Chaney, Ohio State University
Brenda Chappell, University of Central
Oklahoma
Janet Christopulos, Milwaukee Area
Technical College
Jean Christy, Delaware Technical and
Community College, Stanton Campus
Kristi Clark-Miller, Montana State
University