The Sociologically Examined Life: Pieces of the ConversationThis lively and concise supplemental text uses analyses of everyday conversations and experiences to inspire students to think sociologically about society and about themselves as social actors. |
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... culture . People now do it routinely . Culture is created in this way . Someone finds a solution to a problem , other people see that it works and adopt it , and eventually the solution becomes " what everyone does . " For a time people ...
... culture . People now do it routinely . Culture is created in this way . Someone finds a solution to a problem , other people see that it works and adopt it , and eventually the solution becomes " what everyone does . " For a time people ...
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... culture , that our worth depends on being unique individuals - while being mindful of how we are shaped by social life makes us seem less special . Since a lot of other people have been shaped in similar ways , to reflect on this fact ...
... culture , that our worth depends on being unique individuals - while being mindful of how we are shaped by social life makes us seem less special . Since a lot of other people have been shaped in similar ways , to reflect on this fact ...
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... culture - the beliefs , values , and practices that are shared and transmitted from one generation to the next among a group of people . Culture , too , has to be put in a larger context , since culture is a group's adaptation to the ...
... culture - the beliefs , values , and practices that are shared and transmitted from one generation to the next among a group of people . Culture , too , has to be put in a larger context , since culture is a group's adaptation to the ...
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