Sociology in Action Cases for Critical and Sociological Thinking

Name: Sociology in Action Cases for Critical and Sociological Thinking
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ISBN: 9780761986638

ISBN-10: 0761986634

ISBN-13: 9780761986638

Edition: 2001

Authors: David S. Hachen

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The book's objective is to help students develop a skill -- their ability to interpret and analyze situations sociologically. - Development of student skills and their "sociological eyesight" is facilitated through practice using decision cases, relatively short problem-centered narratives that promote critical thinking. - The books structure promotes the progressive and incremental development of skills. Each chapter in Part I begins with a case. The body of each chapter introduces sociological ideas and concepts by using them to analyze the beginning case. Each chapter concludes with another case so that students can practice the specific skills they have acquired in the chapter,…

Book details

List price: $129.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/29/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 360
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English




Doing Sociology


Seeing Society


Using Theory


Decoding Culture


Uncovering Inequalities and Power


Imagining Futures



Decision Cases


The Worth of a Sparrow


Conflict at Riverside


Tossin' and Turnin'


Lucy Allman


In the Eye of the Beholder


The Case of the Minnetonka Kawn Ordinance


Off to College


What's So Scary about the Truth?


People Like You


Lisa's Hidden Identity