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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... example , many white people in the United States will say , " Racism is a problem of the past . Discrimination is illegal now . Everyone is on an equal footing . So we don't need affirmative action or special programs for racial minori ...
... example , many white people in the United States will say , " Racism is a problem of the past . Discrimination is illegal now . Everyone is on an equal footing . So we don't need affirmative action or special programs for racial minori ...
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... example of slavery and the consolidation of political and economic power by whites . I said that this past shapes our present and that it is foolish and wrong to deny it . But there is still room for argument and for the weighing of ...
... example of slavery and the consolidation of political and economic power by whites . I said that this past shapes our present and that it is foolish and wrong to deny it . But there is still room for argument and for the weighing of ...
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... example of working in destructive jobs . Sociological mindfulness , I said , can help us see the harm that arises from working in such jobs , perhaps leading us to try to earn a living differently . Below are several more examples of ...
... example of working in destructive jobs . Sociological mindfulness , I said , can help us see the harm that arises from working in such jobs , perhaps leading us to try to earn a living differently . Below are several more examples of ...
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