Progressive Activism

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
NEW! Making Sense of Society Power and Possibility Fernwood Publishing	Grounded in the sister disciplines of sociology and anthropology, this textbook is an accessible and critical introduction to contemporary social research. Alex Khasnabish eschews the common …	Alex Khasnabish	273	2022	View
From NEW! Introduction: Beyond the Silos Toward a Social Justice Social Science From: Making Sense of Society View Fernwood Publishing	In the introduction author Alex Khasnabish explains how the primary purpose of this book is to critically explore what social research is, what it does, and what it is and isn’t good for. …	Alex Khasnabish	5	2022	$0.50 Add
From NEW! Becoming Human Diversity and Evolution From: Making Sense of Society View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter 1, Khasnabish and co-author Anthony Davis explore what it means to be human, teasing out the interconnected relationship between our biological and social evolutions. The chapter …	Alex Khasnabish	26	2022	$2.60 Add
From NEW! Doing Social Research Intentionally Exploring Social Life From: Making Sense of Society View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter 2, Khasnabish examines the process of how social research is conducted by anthropologists, sociologists, and practitioners in other related disciplines and the problems that can arise …	Alex Khasnabish	39	2022	$3.90 Add
From NEW! Making Society Bringing the World into Being From: Making Sense of Society View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter 3, Khasnabish examines social order as a complex amalgamation of material practices, relationships, institutions, and ideologies which create a society. In a very real sense, each of …	Alex Khasnabish	26	2022	$2.60 Add
From NEW! Who Are We? Identity and Intersections From: Making Sense of Society View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter 4, Khasnabish digs into the power-laden process of identification as a collective rather than individual phenomenon. In this chapter, topics include: an examination of how a …	Alex Khasnabish	25	2022	$2.50 Add
From NEW! Living Together Family, Kinship, and Social Bonds From: Making Sense of Society View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter 5, Khasnabish examines the concept of the family– its structures and relations. Few other concepts carry as much weight in terms of signifying relations of mutual obligation, …	Alex Khasnabish	25	2022	$2.50 Add
From NEW! Making Meaning, Making Sense Communication and Belief From: Making Sense of Society View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter 6, Khasnabish explores some of the critical elements in our collective capacity to make sense out of the world. The chapter focuses on the use of language, and discusses topics …	Alex Khasnabish	27	2022	$2.70 Add
From NEW! Making a Living Economies and Ecologies From: Making Sense of Society View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter 7, Khasnabish explores the diverse bundle of human activity that we often refer to as “economic activity,” which he refers to as “making a living.” The chapter …	Alex Khasnabish	34	2022	$3.40 Add
From NEW! Power and Order Inequality, Injustice, and Paths Beyond From: Making Sense of Society View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter 8, Khasnabish concludes the book by taking a critical look at the way our social relations and institutions are structured and how they are deeply shaped by prevailing power dynamics. …	Alex Khasnabish	24	2022	$2.40 Add

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