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9781412956536

Second Thoughts : Seeing Conventional Wisdom Through the Sociological Eye

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  • ISBN13:

    9781412956536

  • ISBN10:

    1412956536

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-06-11
  • Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS
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Summary

With over 20 essays examining popular conceptions on a wide range of social subjects, this student friendly collection encourages students to take a sociological approach to 'conventional wisdom'.A perfect supplement to any introductory sociology course, and a wonderful introduction to the sociological imagination.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Sociological Perspective
Methods
Numbers Don't Lie
Concepts Defined and Applied
Culture
Winning is Everything
Concepts Defined and Applied
Children are Our Most Precious Commodity
Concepts Defined and Applied
Social Structure
Love Knows No Reason
Concepts Defined and Applied
Stress is Bad for Your Well-Being
Concepts Defined and Applied
The "Golden Years" are Tarnished Years
Concepts Defined and Applied
Culture Meets Social Structure
Americans are Becoming More and More Individualistic
Concepts Defined and Applied
There's Nothing We Can Do About the Weather
Concepts Defined and Applied
Socialization and Identity
What's in a Name? That Which We Call a Rose by Any Other Name Would Smell as Sweet
Concepts Defined and Applied
Beauty is Only Skin Deep
Concepts Defined and Applied
Stratification
The More We Pay, the More It's Worth
Concepts Defined and Applied
Money is the Root of All Evil
Concepts Defined and Applied
You've Come a Long Way, Baby
Concepts Defined and Applied
America is the Land of Equal Opportunity
Concepts Defined and Applied
Deviance, Crime, and Social Control
Violence is on the Rise in the United States--No One is Safe
Concepts Defined and Applied
There Ought to Be a Law
Concepts Defined and Applied
Honesty is the Best Policy
Concepts Defined and Applied
Social Institutions: Marriage and Family
The Nuclear Family is the Backbone of American Society
Concepts Defined and Applied
Marriage is a Failing Institution
Concepts Defined and Applied
Social Institutions: The Economy
Welfare is Ruining this Country
Concepts Defined and Applied
Immigrants are Ruining this Nation
Concepts Defined and Applied
Social Institutions: Media and Technology
Technology is Taking Over Our Lives
Concepts Defined and Applied
Social Institutions: Education
Education is the Great Equalizer
Concepts Defined and Applied
Social Institutions: Religion
We Are One Nation Under God
Concepts Defined and Applied
Conclusion: Why Do Conventional Wisdoms Persist?
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