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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... resulting from individual effort . We think of people striving to do great things . We then attribute such ... result of many lucky accidents . To see this , we must not forget the obvious : every judge in black robes was once ...
... resulting from individual effort . We think of people striving to do great things . We then attribute such ... result of many lucky accidents . To see this , we must not forget the obvious : every judge in black robes was once ...
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... result of our prior and current connections to others . Philosophers put it this way : “ All knowledge is perspectival , " which means that we can know about the world only from some point of view . Part of being sociologically mindful ...
... result of our prior and current connections to others . Philosophers put it this way : “ All knowledge is perspectival , " which means that we can know about the world only from some point of view . Part of being sociologically mindful ...
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... results even in unusual cases . This is a difficult exercise for most people . For one thing , it is hard to imagine not ... result because some people would get more than they need , while others would get less than they need . It is ...
... results even in unusual cases . This is a difficult exercise for most people . For one thing , it is hard to imagine not ... result because some people would get more than they need , while others would get less than they need . It is ...
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