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 NEW! Making Sense of SocietyPower and Possibility |
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 |
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From NEW! Introduction: Beyond the SilosToward a Social Justice Social Science From: Making Sense of Society |
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 |
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From NEW! Becoming HumanDiversity and Evolution From: Making Sense of Society |
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 |
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From NEW! Doing Social ResearchIntentionally Exploring Social Life From: Making Sense of Society |
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 |
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From NEW! Making SocietyBringing the World into Being From: Making Sense of Society |
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 |
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From NEW! Who Are We?Identity and Intersections From: Making Sense of Society |
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 |
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From NEW! Living TogetherFamily, Kinship, and Social Bonds From: Making Sense of Society |
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 |
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From NEW! Making Meaning, Making SenseCommunication and Belief From: Making Sense of Society |
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 |
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From NEW! Making a LivingEconomies and Ecologies From: Making Sense of Society |
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 |
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From NEW! Power and OrderInequality, Injustice, and Paths Beyond From: Making Sense of Society |
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 |
