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The practical skeptic : core concepts in sociology / Lisa McIntyre.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, 2008.Edition: 4th edDescription: xi, 279 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780073404158
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 301 McL
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Contents:
Introduction Responding to chaos: a brief history of sociology The sociological eye Science and fuzzy objects: specialization in sociology Who's afraid of sociology? The vocabulary of science Doing social research Culture Social structure Society and social institutions Socialization Deviance and social control Stratification and inequality Inequality and achievement: Social class Inequality and ascription: Race, ethnicity, and gender
Summary: 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
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-265) and index.

Introduction
Responding to chaos: a brief history of sociology
The sociological eye
Science and fuzzy objects: specialization in sociology
Who's afraid of sociology?
The vocabulary of science
Doing social research
Culture
Social structure
Society and social institutions
Socialization
Deviance and social control
Stratification and inequality
Inequality and achievement: Social class
Inequality and ascription: Race, ethnicity, and gender

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

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