Power, Politics, and Society An Introduction to Political Sociology 1st Edition by Betty Dobratz

Betty A. Dobratz obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin and is Professor of Sociology at Iowa State University. She has authored, collaborated on, or co-edited 14 books or journal issues and over 50 research articles, chapters, and contributions on education. Her co-authored book, White Authority, White Joy! The White Separatist Movement in the U.S., with Stephanie Shanks-Meile, received two sociology book accolades, one from a division of the American Sociological Association (ASA), and the other was from the North Central Sociological Association Scholarly Achievement Award. The book also was one of sixteen sociology books to be featured in Variety’s/ Distinguished Academic Literature selection for 1998. Her earlier work focused on contemporary Greek governance, and she spent ten months in Greece on a NATO post-doctoral fellowship.

Timothy Buzzell is Professor of Sociology and Head of the Department of History, Culture & Society at Baker College in Baldwin City, Kansas. He instructs courses in Criminology, Deviance, Governance and Society, Religion, Ritual & Belief, as well as Pondering in Sociology. Moreover, he currently acts as the Compiler of the Social Justice program. His examination on the nature of computer-related offenses and deviance has been published in the periodicals Nonconforming Behavior, Sexuality & Culture, and Criminal Justice Studies. Prior to his role at Baker College, he served as the Director of the Iowa Center for Law & Civic Education at the Drake Law School in Des Moines, Iowa. He attained his PhD in Sociology from Iowa State University in 1991.

Lisa Ok. Waldner received her Ph.D. from Iowa State University under Betty A. Dobratz as her dissertation mentor and is presently Professor of Sociology and Head of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of St. Thomas where she teaches courses in research methodologies, statistics, and gender-related topics. Her areas of research interest include political advocacy, hate crimes, LGBTQ+ concerns, and intimate partner violence including sexual coercion, with her work appearing in various periodicals such as Violence and Victims, Journal of Homosexuality, Aggression and Violent Behavior, and the Journal of Political and Military Sociology. She has been honored with several teaching awards and is deeply committed to fostering collaborative research between students and faculty members.