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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... marijuana — a practice that was not only deviant but illegal . Why did people smoke marijuana ? At the time , it was widely thought that there was something wrong with the personality of marijuana smokers , that people who smoked marijuana ...
... marijuana — a practice that was not only deviant but illegal . Why did people smoke marijuana ? At the time , it was widely thought that there was something wrong with the personality of marijuana smokers , that people who smoked marijuana ...
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... marijuana use did indeed have important social qualities . For example , Becker found that becoming a marijuana smoker involved three separate social processes : ( 1 ) learning to smoke ( gaining proper technique ) , ( 2 ) learning to ...
... marijuana use did indeed have important social qualities . For example , Becker found that becoming a marijuana smoker involved three separate social processes : ( 1 ) learning to smoke ( gaining proper technique ) , ( 2 ) learning to ...
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... marijuana ] . ' I said , ' No , am I ? ' Like I don't know what's happening . " In essence , then , the novice smoker learns from more experi- enced users to experience the effects of marijuana use as a high . The ability to perceive ...
... marijuana ] . ' I said , ' No , am I ? ' Like I don't know what's happening . " In essence , then , the novice smoker learns from more experi- enced users to experience the effects of marijuana use as a high . The ability to perceive ...
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 |