Using a conceptual organizing framework, "The Practical Skeptic: Core Concepts in Sociology" is a concise introduction to sociology that focuses on core concepts as the central building blocks for understanding sociology.
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.
Using a conceptual framework, this work includes classic sociological research writings, as well as pieces on topics of interest to students.
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 ...
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.
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).
Phillips, D.R. and Verhasselt, Y. (1994a) 'Introduction', in D.R. Phillips andY. Verhasselt (eds), Health and Development. London: Routledge. Phillips, D.R. and Verhasselt, Y. (1994b) 'Health and development: retrospect and prospect', ...
The Practical Skeptic: Core Concepts
The Practical Skeptic , a concise introduction to sociology, focuses on core concepts as the central building blocks for understanding sociology.