Make the familiar strange with Dalton Conley's "untextbook."
Dalton Conley’s groundbreaking “non-textbook” teaches students how to think like sociologists. Students learn how to use their sociological imaginations to debunk conventional wisdom. With a strong emphasis on concepts, You May Ask Yourself challenges students to use sociological methods to evaluate facts about their social worlds by “making the familiar strange.”Same as it ever was: You may ask yourself, can Montgomery change its ways? Anniston Star by The Anniston Star Editorial Board When Democrats ran state government, political promises were quickly forgotten, squabbling began and parochial interests took control. The results were predictable — last-minute budgets cobbled together and little ... and more » |
Live, Work, Shop and Play in One Neighborhood Steamboat Magazine And you may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?” wrote the Talking heads in 1984. In the 21st century, steamboat springs is, indeed, asking itself: How did we get here, when gas is $4/gallon and a house in suburbia costs more than a half-million ... |
How Replaceable Is Wes Welker? Pats Pulpit With this precedent being established, the next question you may ask yourself is how replaceable would Welker be if he is traded? Even though it's hard to replace a player who averages over 100 catches and 1000 yards a season receiving, it's certainly ... and more » |
VGrevolution | The Walking Dead Escape at San Diego Comic Con VGrevolution You may ask yourself now, what is he talking about? It seems like each day a new Zombie event is created. And maybe the coolest one of them all will be taking place during San Diego Comic Con. Zombie events are on the rise. I remember hearing about ... and more » |
Smite Cars In BoomBoom Racing AppAdvice And you may ask yourself, “Where does this highway go to?” Or you may ask yourself “Why have aliens taken control of Earth's cars?” It seems invaders are controlling the cars to drain the planet's energy (don't ask me). But what's more important is ... and more » |
Austin American-Statesman (blog) | Ask an Expert: Breast-feeding Austin American-Statesman (blog) When you are struggling to make breast-feeding a better experience, you may ask yourself if it is time to stop. Mothers often set short goals for themselves, taking one week at a time, or even one day. Sometimes mothers will decide to reframe their ... |
2012 Operation Clean Sweep Santa Barbara Independent You may ask yourself, “What's really down there, and how can we clean it up?” Enter Santa Barbara Harbor's Sixth Annual Operation Clean Sweep on Saturday, May 5th. A team of divers will plunge into harbor waters under Marina 1 “E” through “H” finger ... and more » |
Geelong Advertiser | JAMES PODSIADLY: Life's a beach: The long, cold road to recovery Geelong Advertiser WHEN you see footballers at a beach in the middle of winter walking through water, usually wearing a nice warm hoodie, you may ask yourself: why are these crazy men doing this? Does it really make a difference in their recovery? |
Poker Player Online | Controlling Your Variance Poker Player Online You may ask yourself, “Why get into any unnecessarily high-risk spots while my opponent is so outclassed?” This is a typical situation where purposefully minimizing variance seems appropriate. On the flip side of the coin, there are times when we ... |
The Guardian | 10 tips for home-workers The Guardian After a few weeks you may ask yourself: why do I need a landline at all? The answer is simple: it's there to receive and harmlessly discharge all those pointless calls. If they couldn't ring your landline, they'd find another way. |
