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Contesting the putative "even-handedness" of many introductory social science texts, this innovative book presents strong and provocative arguments on contemporary social issues that will stimulate readers to think critically. The principal theme of the book is that social science is at its best, and most exciting, when it confronts and refutes "cultures of prejudice"—intricate systems of beliefs and attitudes that sustain many forms of social oppression and that are, themselves, sustained by ignorance and fear of the unknown and the unfamiliar. Such a critical social science, it is argued, can make an important contribution to promoting human freedom and extending human capacities.
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- EditoreUniv of Toronto Pr Higher education
- Data di pubblicazione2003
- ISBN 10 1551114909
- ISBN 13 9781551114903
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- LinguaInglese
- Numero edizione2
- Numero di pagine359
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