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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... action , diminish our own and others ' chances of living good lives . By helping us see beyond our inten- tions to the consequences of our actions , sociological mindfulness can help us avoid traps like these , though it does not make ...
... action , diminish our own and others ' chances of living good lives . By helping us see beyond our inten- tions to the consequences of our actions , sociological mindfulness can help us avoid traps like these , though it does not make ...
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... actions are hidden and who get off the hook . Reification can also make us feel powerless because the social world ... action . But no part of the social world does . To reify is to forget this ; it is to forget to be mindful of the ...
... actions are hidden and who get off the hook . Reification can also make us feel powerless because the social world ... action . But no part of the social world does . To reify is to forget this ; it is to forget to be mindful of the ...
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... actions of others . All this is part of being mindful of context . We can take an even more holistic view , however , and try to understand people's behav- ior in the context of a culture , a community , a society , a nation- state , a ...
... actions of others . All this is part of being mindful of context . We can take an even more holistic view , however , and try to understand people's behav- ior in the context of a culture , a community , a society , a nation- state , a ...
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