The Sociologically Examined Life: Pieces of the ConversationIn this lively introductory text, analyses of everyday conversations and experiences are used to inspire students to think sociologically about society and about themselves as social actors. New features for this edition include dialogue boxes where the author responds to students questions in response to previous editions, as well as updated 'related readings' sections directing students to the latest research. Readers are shown how to pay attention to the social world in a sociological way, and how to see the connections between their lives, the lives of others, and the patterns of behaviour that make up society. By interweaving examples looking at race, class, and gender, the book illustrates how power and privilege affect people's experiences and life chances, and how sociological thinking is crucial for effectively pursuing social change. At the end of each chapter, a situation or conundrum is presented with three questions for classroom discussion and writing assignments. |
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Page 30
... white people who claim to respect the ecological or spiri- tual wisdom of Native Americans often mistakenly lump all Indians into one group . There was and is far more cultural diversity among North American Indians than most non ...
... white people who claim to respect the ecological or spiri- tual wisdom of Native Americans often mistakenly lump all Indians into one group . There was and is far more cultural diversity among North American Indians than most non ...
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... whites have often been oblivious to differences within groups of people who are not categorized as " white . " It is thus no surprise that most whites know little about diver- sity among North American Indians . Beyond what might be ...
... whites have often been oblivious to differences within groups of people who are not categorized as " white . " It is thus no surprise that most whites know little about diver- sity among North American Indians . Beyond what might be ...
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... white Americans are not demanding that more be done to help people in inner cities . Most white Americans seem to wish the problem would just go away . What is the meaning of this lack of compassion ? What does it say about white Americans ...
... white Americans are not demanding that more be done to help people in inner cities . Most white Americans seem to wish the problem would just go away . What is the meaning of this lack of compassion ? What does it say about white Americans ...
Contents
Making Sense of the World | 1 |
Becoming Human | 5 |
Studying and Changing | 12 |
Copyright | |
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