You May Ask Yourself: An Introduction to Thinking Like a Sociologist (Second Edition)
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ISBN: 0393935175 / Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, January 2011
The “untextbook” that teaches students to think like a sociologist.
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Using personal examples and storytelling throughout the textbook, Conley (New York U.) explains the main ideas of sociology, from methods and concepts to social division and inequalities to institutions of society. Each chapter is organized around a paradox, with a profile of a relevant person, policy discussion, and sections on using sociology in action. New interviews and profiles of sociologists are included in this edition, which is reorganized and has updates to statistics and trends in education and income; new methods and research examples; a new section on W.E.B. Dubois's theory of double consciousness; contemporary examples of culture and media; expanded examples related to suicide; new discussion of modern human trafficking, family violence, and hijiras in India; a revised chapter on poverty; new health care updates and a new healthcare policy section; expanded discussion of American Indians, religious faiths, the social consequences of genetic research, and the Internet's role in collective action; and other new content. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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