Sociology: A Down-to-earth ApproachThis best-selling comprehensive text shares the excitement of sociology with the acclaimed down-to-earth approach that highlights the sociology of everyday life. The Seventh Edition of this highly regarded text retains all the features that have made previous editions so successful. The author has a unique ability to engage students without sacrificing content or talking down to them. With wit, personal reflection, and illuminating examples, Henslin shares his passion for sociology with his readers like no other author of an introductory text can. |
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... someone else's shoes ; under- standing how someone else feels and thinks and thus antic- ipating how that person will act significant other an indi- vidual who significantly influ- ences someone else's life generalized other the norms ...
... someone else's shoes ; under- standing how someone else feels and thinks and thus antic- ipating how that person will act significant other an indi- vidual who significantly influ- ences someone else's life generalized other the norms ...
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... someone's race - ethnicity , reli- gion , sexual orientation , disability , or national origin . Prior to this , of course , people attacked others or de- stroyed their property out of these same motiva- tions , but in those cases the ...
... someone's race - ethnicity , reli- gion , sexual orientation , disability , or national origin . Prior to this , of course , people attacked others or de- stroyed their property out of these same motiva- tions , but in those cases the ...
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... someone for an offense or to overlook the matter medicalization of deviance to make deviance a medical matter , a symptom of some underlying illness that needs to be treated by physicians not have an objective , independent existence ...
... someone for an offense or to overlook the matter medicalization of deviance to make deviance a medical matter , a symptom of some underlying illness that needs to be treated by physicians not have an objective , independent existence ...
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Social Structure and Social Interaction | 4 |
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Values in Sociological Research | 14 |
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