The assumption that groups have conflicting (even irreconcilable) interests and that those interests are realized by those with power at the expense of those with less power fails to account for forces of cohesion and stability ...
Lisa McIntyre's straightforward, lively style and her emphasis on critical thinking make this an engaging and user-friendly text for students of all levels.
Fitzpatrick explored the problem of homelessness, arguing that currently dominant approaches to the problem combine individual and structural factors into what is thought to be more comprehensive explanations.
Readings in this edition challenge students to re-evaluate familiar social arenas: the college classroom, televised sports shows, restaurants, doctors' offices and even public restrooms.
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...
This book can be used as the sole textbook or as a supplement to one. The brevity and focus of Voices in Sociology makes it an ideal and unique addition to any Introduction to Sociology course.
The Practical Skeptic , a concise introduction to sociology, focuses on core concepts as the central building blocks for understanding sociology.
"A glossary of key concepts was just the sort of thing I needed when I was a sociology student. Peter Braham has written a lively, comprehensive guide to the most important concepts in our discipline.
The Practical Skeptic is a concise introduction to sociology that focuses on core concepts as the central building blocks for understanding sociology.
William J. Chambliss, Daina S. Eglitis. As a foundational part of early childhood ... It was most equal at the end of the century, in the period following the women's activist movements of the 1960s and 1970s (McCabe et al., 2011).