The practical skeptic : (Record no. 7317)
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| fixed length control field | 01797cam a22002414a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780073404158 |
| Terms of availability | TZS 10,000/= |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | MUL |
| Language of cataloging | eng. |
| Description conventions | AACR |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 301 McL |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | McIntyre, Lisa J. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The practical skeptic : |
| Sub Title | core concepts in sociology / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Lisa McIntyre. |
| 250 ## - Edition Statement | |
| Edition statement | 4th ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York : |
| Name of publisher | McGraw-Hill, |
| Year of publication | 2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xi, 279 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 23 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-265) and index. |
| 505 ## - Formatted Contents | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction<br/>Responding to chaos: a brief history of sociology<br/>The sociological eye<br/>Science and fuzzy objects: specialization in sociology<br/>Who's afraid of sociology?<br/>The vocabulary of science<br/>Doing social research<br/>Culture<br/>Social structure<br/>Society and social institutions<br/>Socialization<br/>Deviance and social control<br/>Stratification and inequality<br/>Inequality and achievement: Social class<br/>Inequality and ascription: Race, ethnicity, and gender |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The 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 |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | eng. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Sociology. |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0735/2007030047-b.html |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0735/2007030047-d.html |
| 856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0735/2007030047-t.html |
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| Item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Full call number | Accession Number | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Mzumbe University Main Campus Library | Mzumbe University Main Campus Library | 03/01/2013 | TBST | 301 McL | OO73449 | 1 | 12/14/2022 | Book | ||||
| Mzumbe University Main Campus Library | Mzumbe University Main Campus Library | 03/01/2013 | TBST | 301 McL | OO73450 | 2 | 12/14/2022 | Book |