The Practical Skeptic: Core Concepts in SociologyUsing a conceptual organizing framework, this work provides a concise introduction to sociology that focuses on core concepts as the central building blocks for understanding sociology. Written in a conversational style, it uses numerous pedagogical features to help students grasp key sociological concepts. |
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... explained that institutions sur- vive only if their rightness can be explained as both reasonable / logical and natural ( 1986 , 53 ) Children's questions about why women fish and men weave , then , are not likely to be responded to ...
... explained that institutions sur- vive only if their rightness can be explained as both reasonable / logical and natural ( 1986 , 53 ) Children's questions about why women fish and men weave , then , are not likely to be responded to ...
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... explained it this way : " Once wealth is accumulated , opportunities to make more money multiply , since accumulated ... Explaining Social Stratification Most people end up in a class position that is the same as or close to the one ...
... explained it this way : " Once wealth is accumulated , opportunities to make more money multiply , since accumulated ... Explaining Social Stratification Most people end up in a class position that is the same as or close to the one ...
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... explained as the consequences of poverty rather than as the causes . Sociologist Elliot Liebow , who explored the life of the urban poor in great depth , explained the significance of what might seem to be cultural differences between ...
... explained as the consequences of poverty rather than as the causes . Sociologist Elliot Liebow , who explored the life of the urban poor in great depth , explained the significance of what might seem to be cultural differences between ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Sociological Eye 27 | 3 |
The Vocabulary of Science | 52 |
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Teaching the Novel Across the Curriculum: A Handbook for Educators Colin C. Irvine No preview available - 2007 |