The Practical Skeptic: Core Concepts in SociologyUsing a conceptual organizing framework, this work provides a concise introduction to sociology that focuses on core concepts as the central building blocks for understanding sociology. Written in a conversational style, it uses numerous pedagogical features to help students grasp key sociological concepts. |
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... live their everyday lives , too . Suppose the local newspaper runs a series of articles on how people are being victimized by crimes . The reporters pick the most interesting and most gruesome of criminal events on which to focus . Even ...
... live their everyday lives , too . Suppose the local newspaper runs a series of articles on how people are being victimized by crimes . The reporters pick the most interesting and most gruesome of criminal events on which to focus . Even ...
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... live . People live a different sort of existence in modern society , said Weber . In the modern world individuals more frequently do things to achieve specific goals efficiently . Most of us work to live ; we don't live to work . One ...
... live . People live a different sort of existence in modern society , said Weber . In the modern world individuals more frequently do things to achieve specific goals efficiently . Most of us work to live ; we don't live to work . One ...
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... live sepa- rately from others and respect the privacy and autonomy of their lives . None of these objects is necessary ; many cultures eschew them altogether , and there was a time when our own ancestors lived very happily without them ...
... live sepa- rately from others and respect the privacy and autonomy of their lives . None of these objects is necessary ; many cultures eschew them altogether , and there was a time when our own ancestors lived very happily without them ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Sociological Eye | 27 |
Specialization | 35 |
Copyright | |
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Teaching the Novel Across the Curriculum: A Handbook for Educators Colin C. Irvine No preview available - 2007 |