Is That True?: Critical Thinking for Sociologists

by Joel Best

Book Overview

Across disciplines, critical thinking is praised, taught, and put into practice. But what does it actually mean to think critically? In this brief volume, sociologist Joel Best examines how to evaluate arguments and the evidence used to support them as he hones in on how to think in the field of sociology and beyond.

With inimitable style that melds ethnographic verve with dry humor, Best examines the ways in which sociologists engage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520381408
• ISBN13: 9780520381407
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.1"