I was in the club that night because, as a sociologist, I was conducting a long-term participant observation study of the heavy metal scene. Not only had I dodged the officers, but my actions had increased my street-cred among the regulars. When they finally left, others smiled at me knowingly as I breathed a sigh of relief. More than once, those I knew figured out something was up and assisted me by standing in between myself and the panoptical gaze of the officers. For the next forty minutes I hid under tables, crouched on the dance floor, and in bathroom stalls as the officers methodically scoped out every inch of that club. They had just arrived to case the joint, and I had a lot at stake in staying out of sight. However, my sense of calm and comfort suddenly turned to mortification when I noticed the faces of two uniformed police officers in the dim light of the long bar off to my left. Long-haired leather-clad men and women broke sweat moving feverishly to the deafening wall of sound produced by the live band on stage. About a third of the faces in the crowd were now familiar to me, and I nodded affirmatively to acknowledge the presence of acquaintances. I was sitting at a table by myself in the back of a heavy metal bar I had visited off and on for the past year and a half. Introduction Everything – and I mean everything – would be lost if the cops saw me. Contributions: various small changes, videos, slides and downloadable tools.Piotrus Piotr Konieczny, PhD student in sociology, University of Pittsburgh.Contribution: Developed the chapters on health care and medicine and race and ethnicity.Contribution: Primary author of chapter on stratification.Katherine Carter, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Kurdistan-Hawler.Contribution: Contributed a number of introductions and conclusions to various chapters.Jane Skaife, Assistant Professor of Sociology, The University of Tampa.Contribution: Primary author of chapter on Human Rights.bruce20fl Bruce Friesen, Associate Professor of Sociology, The University of Tampa.Contribution: Primary author of chapter on Sociological Practice.Norma Winston, Professor of Sociology, The University of Tampa.Contribution: Significant editing of the content primary author of chapter on sexuality co-author of chapter on Sociological Practice.Edward Sumerau, Assistant Professor of Sociology, The University of Tampa Contribution: Initial book layout and the development of most of the chapters.Cragun, Associate Professor of Sociology, The University of Tampa Remember to click 'refresh' to view this version. Note: current version of this book can be found at You won't see this message or any elements not part of the book's content when you print or preview this page. This is the print version of Introduction_to_Sociology

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