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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... sample . The sample is that portion of the larger population that you will study to make infer- ences about the larger population . Why not simply study the entire population ? Generally , the cost of studying an entire population is ...
... sample . The sample is that portion of the larger population that you will study to make infer- ences about the larger population . Why not simply study the entire population ? Generally , the cost of studying an entire population is ...
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... sample . To be able to say that one has obtained a true random sample of , say , students at Home Town U requires that every college student who attends HTU have the same probability of being picked to be in the sample . Thus , for ex ...
... sample . To be able to say that one has obtained a true random sample of , say , students at Home Town U requires that every college student who attends HTU have the same probability of being picked to be in the sample . Thus , for ex ...
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... sample : A type of nonrandom sample , 93. See also random sample Cooley , Charles H. , 126-127 , 152-154 . See also looking - glass self ; primary group Copernicus , Nicolaus , 6 Corcoran , Margaret , 211-212 Coser , Lewis , 152 ...
... sample : A type of nonrandom sample , 93. See also random sample Cooley , Charles H. , 126-127 , 152-154 . See also looking - glass self ; primary group Copernicus , Nicolaus , 6 Corcoran , Margaret , 211-212 Coser , Lewis , 152 ...
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 |