The Practical Skeptic: Core Concepts in SociologyThe Practical Skeptic is a concise introduction to sociology that focuses on core concepts as the central building blocks for understanding sociology. Lisa McIntyre's straightforward, lively, even humorous style and her emphasis on critical thinking make this an engaging and user-friendly text for students of all levels. Through this conversational style students are able to grasp key sociological concepts and learn the essential lesson that there is much that goes on in the social world that escapes the sociologically untrained eye. |
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... individuals . Throughout his life Durkheim continued to explore the social . He claimed that social phenomena have a reality sui generis - that is , a unique reality of their own - and that social facts must be distinguished from individual ...
... individuals . Throughout his life Durkheim continued to explore the social . He claimed that social phenomena have a reality sui generis - that is , a unique reality of their own - and that social facts must be distinguished from individual ...
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... individuals may try " to pass " —that is , to camouflage the at- tribute that would get them labeled as deviant . Successfully passing means that the individual is not discredited . But because the person is vulnerable to being found ...
... individuals may try " to pass " —that is , to camouflage the at- tribute that would get them labeled as deviant . Successfully passing means that the individual is not discredited . But because the person is vulnerable to being found ...
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... individual can expect in life , 198 , 210 lifestyle : Distinctive ways in which people consume goods and services ... individual ; acts as a filter through which the individual's actions are judged , 124 material culture : Things that ...
... individual can expect in life , 198 , 210 lifestyle : Distinctive ways in which people consume goods and services ... individual ; acts as a filter through which the individual's actions are judged , 124 material culture : Things that ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Sociological Eye | 29 |
Nail Down That Distinction Between Manifest | 37 |
Copyright | |
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Teaching the Novel Across the Curriculum: A Handbook for Educators Colin C. Irvine No preview available - 2007 |