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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... individual achievement is an illusion . Certainly there are instances of what we call individual achieve- ment . It is just that the achievement is not really individual ; it al- ways grows out of a person's ties to others . Suppose ...
... individual achievement is an illusion . Certainly there are instances of what we call individual achieve- ment . It is just that the achievement is not really individual ; it al- ways grows out of a person's ties to others . Suppose ...
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... individual's achievement thus depends on many other people doing their parts to keep the whole show going ... individuals . Ambition and cunning are social constructions , too . People who achieve status and power often do not see what ...
... individual's achievement thus depends on many other people doing their parts to keep the whole show going ... individuals . Ambition and cunning are social constructions , too . People who achieve status and power often do not see what ...
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... individual choices , not the kind that merely seem to be individual because they are conveniently defined as " personal . " Then again , individuals are not solely responsible for the results of their acts . Interdependence means that ...
... individual choices , not the kind that merely seem to be individual because they are conveniently defined as " personal . " Then again , individuals are not solely responsible for the results of their acts . Interdependence means that ...
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