Ricky D. Phipps
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Sociology: Exploring Human Society
- De: Line-in Publishing
- Narrado por: Paul Heitsch
- Duración: 19 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 48
This comprehensive audio textbook has 17 chapters covering the beginnings of sociology as an academic research discipline, culture and media, sociological research, socialization across the life course, social structure and social interaction, groups and organizations, deviance and crime, and social class and social stratification, global stratification, race and ethnicity, gender and sex, sexuality, family, religion, education and healthcare, politics, the economy, and population and society.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Warning: Activist Pseudo Science
- De Ricky D. Phipps en 09-03-15
- Sociology: Exploring Human Society
- De: Line-in Publishing
- Narrado por: Paul Heitsch
Warning: Activist Pseudo Science
Revisado: 09-03-15
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I generally spend my time in psychology and neuroscience books. I've been wanting to start going after people-system topics for some time, so I thought sociology was a logical field to investigate. This book, an entry level text book, seemed like a good place to start.
It was. Sort of. The field and theories are interesting and thought provoking. But ...
What struck me was the great lengths the author went through to point out how sociology relies on the scientific method. Good. Then, everything seemed to be implicitly or explicitly couched in unsupported value judgements. Distracting to infuriating.
The author is at his worst as a scholar in the last chapters where he gives an irrational, overly simplistic summary (commentary) of the terrible state of the world, from our near complete destruction of the environment (I submit that in fact the planet isn't practically destroyed) to how the poor Katrina response was clearly racist (it may have been a contributing factor, but it certainly isn't the case closed explanation). The author even describes George Zimmerman's part in the Trsyvon Martin incident as having been panic because he (George) confused Trsyvon's skin color with a weapon. Really? This is your scholarly assessment of the situation? Shameful. This might be appropriate for a New York Times op-ed, but in my opinion, it has no place in a text book of a scientific field.
This author's approach is exactly why sociologists get little respect as scientists, which is too bad because we desperately need a better understanding of the workings of relationships among and within societies.
Bottom line: I recommend this book only if you are ok with a bunch of personal opinion and (very liberal) values mixed in with presentation of an introduction to a field of study.Rick
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To Explain the World
- The Discovery of Modern Science
- De: Steven Weinberg
- Narrado por: Tom Perkins
- Duración: 10 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 261
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 220
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 218
In this rich, irreverent, and compelling history, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg takes us across centuries, from ancient Miletus to medieval Baghdad and Oxford, from Plato's Academy and the Museum of Alexandria to the cathedral school of Chartres and the Royal Society of London. He shows that the scientists of ancient and medieval times not only did not understand what we understand about the world--they did not understand what there is to understand or how to understand it.
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4 out of 5 stars
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How the world created a Newton
- De Gary en 03-02-15
- To Explain the World
- The Discovery of Modern Science
- De: Steven Weinberg
- Narrado por: Tom Perkins
Too much detail
Revisado: 08-19-15
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
I loved the idea of walking through the history of the progression of science. However, the level of what felt like irrelevant detail was brutal to wade through, especially in an audio book. He spelled out equation after equation, which added nothing but monotony. I couldn't finish it. Instead I found this lecture series, which was exactly what I was looking for in a really interesting context: Redefining Reality: The Intellectual Implications of Modern Science.
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