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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... ideas matter a great deal . ( When a person says , " Ideas are just talk ; they don't matter , " s / he is misled by a dangerous idea . ) But we should also see that money , diplomas , and wars are not special cases . Every part of the ...
... ideas matter a great deal . ( When a person says , " Ideas are just talk ; they don't matter , " s / he is misled by a dangerous idea . ) But we should also see that money , diplomas , and wars are not special cases . Every part of the ...
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... ideas invented by human beings . Its reality is different , however , from that of stars and trees and bacteria . Humans did not create stars and trees and bacteria , all of which existed long before hominids evolved on earth . On the ...
... ideas invented by human beings . Its reality is different , however , from that of stars and trees and bacteria . Humans did not create stars and trees and bacteria , all of which existed long before hominids evolved on earth . On the ...
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... ideas on which such feelings depend . The ideas that hold society together or help people feel good about themselves are often protected by other ideas . For example , some people might say , " These principles on which our society is ...
... ideas on which such feelings depend . The ideas that hold society together or help people feel good about themselves are often protected by other ideas . For example , some people might say , " These principles on which our society is ...
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