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Taking it big : developing sociological consciousness in postmodern times /

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This book is intended as an accessible, current, and uncompromised introduction to what C Wright Mills called the sociological imagination. It explains and demonstrates the value of the sociological imagination vis-[gr]a-vis the demands of today's postmodern society, critically addresses the ch...

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Main Author: Dandaneau, Steven P.
Corporate Author: Sage Publications
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London : Pine Forge, c2001.
Subjects:
Sociology.
Social sciences.
Critical thinking.
Critical theory.
Postmodernism > Social aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book is intended as an accessible, current, and uncompromised introduction to what C Wright Mills called the sociological imagination. It explains and demonstrates the value of the sociological imagination vis-[gr]a-vis the demands of today's postmodern society, critically addresses the chief forces working against its development, and invites students to adopt this form of self-consciousness as their own.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 271 pages)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781452225746 (ebook) :