The Practical Skeptic: Core Concepts in SociologyUsing a conceptual organizing framework, this work provides a concise introduction to sociology that focuses on core concepts as the central building blocks for understanding sociology. Written in a conversational style, it uses numerous pedagogical features to help students grasp key sociological concepts. |
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... interaction and then affect that interaction . Let me offer an example from my own favorite subject area : law . Here are some questions that sociologists working from the different paradigms might ask : Functionalists As societies move ...
... interaction and then affect that interaction . Let me offer an example from my own favorite subject area : law . Here are some questions that sociologists working from the different paradigms might ask : Functionalists As societies move ...
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... interaction , hu- mans find it difficult to survive . Without social interaction , humans cannot develop a social self , that relatively organized com- plex of attitudes , beliefs , values , and behaviors associated with an individual ...
... interaction , hu- mans find it difficult to survive . Without social interaction , humans cannot develop a social self , that relatively organized com- plex of attitudes , beliefs , values , and behaviors associated with an individual ...
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... interact only with people from the same subgroup . The many prohibitions on interaction led the Portuguese explorers to call the subgroups casta - a Portuguese word meaning " pure " or " something that ought not be mixed . " What the ...
... interact only with people from the same subgroup . The many prohibitions on interaction led the Portuguese explorers to call the subgroups casta - a Portuguese word meaning " pure " or " something that ought not be mixed . " What the ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Sociological Eye | 27 |
Specialization | 35 |
Copyright | |
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Teaching the Novel Across the Curriculum: A Handbook for Educators Colin C. Irvine No preview available - 2007 |