{"product_id":"critical-choices-scott-sernau-9780195329735","title":"Critical Choices: Applying Sociological Insight in Your Life, Family, and Community","description":"Scott Sernau's \u003cem\u003eCritical Choices\u003c\/em\u003e shows students how to apply sociological insights to their own lives in ways that challenge complacency and easy answers. In exploring the connections between their social world and day-to-day lives--their plans, aspirations, and life choices--students sharpen their critical-thinking skills. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in an engaging, conversational tone, \u003cem\u003eCritical Choices\u003c\/em\u003e helps instructors communicate the relevance of studying sociology to students--how it can make us more savvy, successful, and empathetic social actors. The book's interactive, critical-thinking approach calls on students to apply data on trends and patterns, confront myth-challenging facts, examine tables and charts, and explore the social underpinnings of current controversies. Included are global concerns and issues of race, health, community, and gender--all crucial in the contemporary context of making critical choices. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Reaching Out\" sections extend to interaction with the student's particular community. These include a wide range of hands-on learning experiences, such as short field projects, content analyses, ethnographic writing, and other community activities to encourage habits of thoughtful involvement. \u003cem\u003eCritical Choices\u003c\/em\u003e offers a key resource to instructors seeking to convey both the intrigue and the practicality of sociology--and to spark fresh sociological imaginations. The table of contents is designed to match the range of topics found in most core introductory texts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Sernau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195329732\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195329735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Scott Sernau","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47420195307775,"sku":"9780195329735","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fac5208e-9fee-478e-b033-f14e21fca919.jpg?v=1761525873","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/critical-choices-scott-sernau-9780195329735","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}