The practical skeptic : core concepts in sociology. / Lisa J. McIntyre.
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TextPublisher: Boston : McGraw-Hill 2002Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiii, 257 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0767420829Subject(s): SociologyDDC classification: 301 LOC classification: HM585.M35 | Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents | Contributor biographical information | Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA - MAIN LIBRARY General Stacks | WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA - MAIN LIBRARY | HM585.M35 (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | 4078/12 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Introduction -- Getting started in sociology -- Responding to chaos: a brief history of sociology -- The Sociological eye -- Science and fuzzy objects: specialization -- Who's afraid of sociology? -- Tools of sociological research: The Vocabulary of science -- Doing social research -- The Social environment: Culture -- Social structure -- Society and social institutions -- People in society: Socialization -- Deviance and social control -- Inequality: Stratification and inequality -- Inequality and achievement: Social class -- Inequality and ascription: race, ethnicity and gender.
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