자료유형 | E-Book |
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개인저자 | Best, Joel, author. |
서명/저자사항 | Is that true? :critical thinking for sociologists /Joel Best.[electronic resource] |
발행사항 | Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021] |
형태사항 | 1 online resource |
소장본 주기 | Master record variable field(s) change: 072 |
ISBN | 0520381416 9780520381414 |
서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
내용주기 | Intro -- Subvention -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. What Is Critical Thinking? -- 2. The Basics: Arguments and Assumptions -- 3. Everyday Arguments -- Anecdotes -- Ad Hominem Arguments -- Myths -- Folk Wisdom and Metaphors -- Facts -- Everyday Reasoning -- 4. The Logic of Social Science -- Patterns -- Causality -- Judging Social Scientific Claims -- The Importance of Evidence -- 5. Authority and Social Science Arguments -- Challenges for Social Science -- The Case of Sociology -- Thinking about Sociology and Critical Thinking 6. Sociology as a Social World -- Camps -- Envy -- Sociology's Subdivisions -- 7. Orientations -- Optimism and Pessimism -- Team Culture and Team Structure -- Insiders and Outsiders -- Tragedy and Comedy -- The Importance of Orientations -- 8. Words -- Jargon -- Word Fads -- Definitions -- Concept Creep -- 9. Questions and Measurements -- Sociological Questions -- Empirical Questions -- Measurement -- What Is Being Measured? -- Questioning Measurements -- 10. Variables and Comparison -- Variables -- Issues with Comparison -- Varieties of Comparative Findings -- Replication Comparison in Qualitative Research -- Questioning Comparisons -- 11. Tendencies -- Patterned Tendencies -- The Ecological Fallacy -- The Modesty of Sociological Explanations -- Thinking about Tendencies -- 12. Evidence -- Effective Evidence -- Not-So-Effective Evidence -- Questioning Evidence Choices -- Questions about Research -- 13. Echo Chambers -- Recognizing and Addressing One's Own Biases -- Expectations and Sociologists -- The Complications of Ideological Homogeneity -- The Importance of Self-Criticism -- 14. Tough Topics -- Cultural Waves -- Good Guys and Bad Guys -- Taboos Thinking about What's Difficult -- Afterword: Why Critical Thinking Is Important -- Notes -- References -- Index |
요약 | "This book offers an introduction to critical thinking for sociologists. Critical thinking involves the evaluation of arguments. Because sociologists tend to use particular forms of argumentation, it is helpful to consider how such arguments might be evaluated. Taking these matters into consideration can improve sociological arguments"-- |
일반주제명 | Critical thinking. Sociology. Reasoning. Critical thinking Reasoning Sociology SOCIAL SCIENCE / Methodology |
언어 | 영어 |
기타형태 저록 | Print version:Best, Joel.Is that true?Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2021.9780520381391 |
대출바로가기 | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2746743 |
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