Is That True? : Critical Thinking for Sociologists /

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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 soc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Best, Joel (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2021]
Temas:
Critical thinking.
Reasoning.
Sociology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Methodology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. What Is Critical Thinking
  • 2. The Basics: Arguments and Assumptions
  • 3. Everyday Arguments
  • 4. The Logic of Social Science
  • 5. Authority and Social Science Arguments
  • 6. Sociology as a Social World
  • 7. Orientations
  • 8. Words
  • 9. Questions and Measurements
  • 10. Variables and Comparison
  • 11. Tendencies
  • 12. Evidence
  • 13. Echo Chambers
  • 14. Tough Topics
  • Afterword: Why Critical Thinking Is Important
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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