Best, Joel
Is That True?: Critical Thinking for Sociologists
- ISBN 13:
- 9780520381407
- author:
- Best, Joel
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- University of California Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 184
- Dimensions:
- 21 x 14 x 2 centimeters (0.23 kg
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Methodology,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Critical thinking in sociology is often praised, but what does it actually mean to think critically? In "Is That True? Critical Thinking for Sociologists", sociologist Joel Best examines how to evaluate arguments and the evidence used to support them. With his characteristic style, which blends ethnographic verve with dry humor, Best explores how sociologists engage in fuzzy thinking through bias, cultural waves, spurious reasoning, and implicit bias. The book is structured around key issues in critical thinking about sociological research, including challenging questions that confront sociologists and a call for the discipline to meet those challenges. By examining these topics, students across disciplines will learn the building blocks of critical thinking in a sociological context.
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