Is That True?: Critical Thinking for Sociologists - Paperback
by Joel Best
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520381407ISBN-10:520381408UPC:9780520381407Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Methodology, Reference, ResearchSize:8.10 x 5.40 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SCK4KY1BMR
Across disciplines, critical thinking is praised, taught, and put into practice. But what does it actually mean to think critically? In this brief volume, sociologist Joel Best examines how to evaluate arguments and the evidence used to support them as he hones in on how to think in the field of sociology and beyond. With inimitable style that melds ethnographic verve with dry humor, Best examines the ways in which sociologists engage in fuzzy thinking through bias, faddish cultural waves, spurious reasoning, and implicit bias. The short chapters cover:
- A general introduction to critical thinking and logic in the social sciences
- Sociology as an enterprise
- Key issues in thinking critically about sociological research
- Challenging questions that confront sociologists and a call for the discipline to meet those challenges.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520381407ISBN-10:520381408UPC:9780520381407Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Methodology, Reference, ResearchSize:8.10 x 5.40 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SCK4KY1BMR
Joel Best is Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. He is the author of the best-selling Damned Lies and Statistics, Stat-Spotting, and American Nightmares.
Publisher: University of California Press
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