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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... things around us , familiar things that affect us deeply . We fail to see what they are because we lack the necessary kind of mindfulness . Fortunately , we can learn . Mindfulness is more than paying attention . To be mindful of a thing ...
... things around us , familiar things that affect us deeply . We fail to see what they are because we lack the necessary kind of mindfulness . Fortunately , we can learn . Mindfulness is more than paying attention . To be mindful of a thing ...
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... things done with other people . Sometimes we get things done by breaking a rule . Suppose , for example , a rule says , " Do not stare at people . " When walking down a busy street you use this rule to avoid attract- ing the attention ...
... things done with other people . Sometimes we get things done by breaking a rule . Suppose , for example , a rule says , " Do not stare at people . " When walking down a busy street you use this rule to avoid attract- ing the attention ...
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... Things That Go Together Seeing patterns is often a matter of seeing what kinds of things tend to go together or happen together . One pattern in nature is for flight and feathers to go together . Any creature ( larger than an insect ) ...
... Things That Go Together Seeing patterns is often a matter of seeing what kinds of things tend to go together or happen together . One pattern in nature is for flight and feathers to go together . Any creature ( larger than an insect ) ...
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