The Practical Skeptic: Core Concepts in SociologyThe Practical Skeptic is a concise introduction to sociology that focuses on core concepts as the central building blocks for understanding sociology. Lisa McIntyre's straightforward, lively, even humorous style and her emphasis on critical thinking make this an engaging and user-friendly text for students of all levels. Through this conversational style students are able to grasp key sociological concepts and learn the essential lesson that there is much that goes on in the social world that escapes the sociologically untrained eye. |
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Page 13
... Durkheim wasn't so sure individualism would be the undoing of society . In his first book , The Division of Labor in Society , published in 1893 , Durkheim explored the sources of order and stability in the modern world . Based on his ...
... Durkheim wasn't so sure individualism would be the undoing of society . In his first book , The Division of Labor in Society , published in 1893 , Durkheim explored the sources of order and stability in the modern world . Based on his ...
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... Durkheim stressed that social facts could not be reduced to psychological or biological facts . By this he meant that social facts ( e.g. , suicide rates ) could be explained only by other social facts ( e.g. , changes in industry or ...
... Durkheim stressed that social facts could not be reduced to psychological or biological facts . By this he meant that social facts ( e.g. , suicide rates ) could be explained only by other social facts ( e.g. , changes in industry or ...
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... Durkheim came up with structural explanations of suicide rather than individualistic ones . Durkheim never argued that the decision to kill oneself was anything other than a private one for the individual . Durkheim was concerned only ...
... Durkheim came up with structural explanations of suicide rather than individualistic ones . Durkheim never argued that the decision to kill oneself was anything other than a private one for the individual . Durkheim was concerned only ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Sociological Eye | 29 |
Nail Down That Distinction Between Manifest | 37 |
Copyright | |
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Teaching the Novel Across the Curriculum: A Handbook for Educators Colin C. Irvine No preview available - 2007 |