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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... problem that existed before you did . Today almost all children are taught to brush their teeth . This is the sense in which teeth - brushing has become part of the culture . People now do it routinely . Culture is created in this way ...
... problem that existed before you did . Today almost all children are taught to brush their teeth . This is the sense in which teeth - brushing has become part of the culture . People now do it routinely . Culture is created in this way ...
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... problems where they saw none before , perhaps because of what they took for granted . This sort of conversation can create awareness that a problem is in fact ... problem , " and go on to devise a new 24 The Sociologically Examined Life.
... problems where they saw none before , perhaps because of what they took for granted . This sort of conversation can create awareness that a problem is in fact ... problem , " and go on to devise a new 24 The Sociologically Examined Life.
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... problem of failure in school is more complicated than I have made it out to be . But that is precisely the point : The problem is complicated because it arises out of a web of connections between schools , students , teachers , families ...
... problem of failure in school is more complicated than I have made it out to be . But that is precisely the point : The problem is complicated because it arises out of a web of connections between schools , students , teachers , families ...
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