A Good Book, In Theory: Making Sense Through Inquiry, Third Edition

A Good Book, In Theory: Making Sense Through Inquiry, Third Edition
ISBN-10
1442600772
ISBN-13
9781442600775
Series
A Good Book, in Theory
Category
Social Science
Pages
240
Language
English
Published
2015-01-01
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Authors
James Cairns, Alan Sears

Description

An interesting idea, in theory -- Theory matters -- But how do you know? -- You are here : mapping social relations -- The real world : making sense of perceptions -- Nature and culture : the social construction of distinctions -- Making time : clocking social relations -- Conclusion : the politics of social theory

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