TY  - BOOK
AU  - McIntyre,Lisa J.
TI  - The practical skeptic: core concepts in sociology 
SN  - 9780073404158
U1  - 301 McL 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - McGraw-Hill
KW  - Sociology
N1  - 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
N2  - 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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