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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... society in which people's livelihoods depended on their herds of sheep and their crops of vegetables . In such a society , most people would spend their time raising sheep and tending crops . Thus , the interests of each indi- vidual in ...
... society in which people's livelihoods depended on their herds of sheep and their crops of vegetables . In such a society , most people would spend their time raising sheep and tending crops . Thus , the interests of each indi- vidual in ...
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... society . The collective conscience was a kind of social oil that makes things work smoothly . As we also discussed in chapter 1 , in the late nineteenth cen- tury , many people believed that society was in chaos and about to fall apart ...
... society . The collective conscience was a kind of social oil that makes things work smoothly . As we also discussed in chapter 1 , in the late nineteenth cen- tury , many people believed that society was in chaos and about to fall apart ...
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... society . Merton refocused the meaning of anomie to make it speak more directly to twentieth - century society . Instead of seeing anomie as a situation in which there was a lack of norms ( as Durkheim had ) , Merton said that anomie ...
... society . Merton refocused the meaning of anomie to make it speak more directly to twentieth - century society . Instead of seeing anomie as a situation in which there was a lack of norms ( as Durkheim had ) , Merton said that anomie ...
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 |