The Sociologically Examined Life: Pieces of the ConversationIn this lively introductory text, analyses of everyday conversations and experiences are used to inspire students to think sociologically about society and about themselves as social actors. New features for this edition include dialogue boxes where the author responds to students questions in response to previous editions, as well as updated 'related readings' sections directing students to the latest research. Readers are shown how to pay attention to the social world in a sociological way, and how to see the connections between their lives, the lives of others, and the patterns of behaviour that make up society. By interweaving examples looking at race, class, and gender, the book illustrates how power and privilege affect people's experiences and life chances, and how sociological thinking is crucial for effectively pursuing social change. At the end of each chapter, a situation or conundrum is presented with three questions for classroom discussion and writing assignments. |
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Page 83
... rules of English to formulate proper sentences , we need to know the rules of social life to be able to fit our actions together into coherent wholes . Some of the rules we need to know are normative , such as Do not treat other human ...
... rules of English to formulate proper sentences , we need to know the rules of social life to be able to fit our actions together into coherent wholes . Some of the rules we need to know are normative , such as Do not treat other human ...
Page 146
... rules make some bad results inevitable and others extremely likely . Once people are locked into the game , these results are bound to come about unless people change or break the rules . Avoiding Reductionism The rules that underlie ...
... rules make some bad results inevitable and others extremely likely . Once people are locked into the game , these results are bound to come about unless people change or break the rules . Avoiding Reductionism The rules that underlie ...
Page 193
... rule has been made , people will think only of their choice to obey it or not . Of course , ideas are still needed to make all this work . Someone must believe in the rules and be willing to enforce them for you . Once there are rules ...
... rule has been made , people will think only of their choice to obey it or not . Of course , ideas are still needed to make all this work . Someone must believe in the rules and be willing to enforce them for you . Once there are rules ...
Contents
Making Sense of the World | 1 |
Becoming Human | 5 |
Studying and Changing | 12 |
Copyright | |
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