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SOC 305: Critical Thinking in Social Science

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SOC 305: Critical Thinking in Social Science

This textbook is for a course that examines the definitional and contextual nature of social issues. It develops a critical thinking approach which integrates interdisciplinary principles and incorporates a comparative framework utilizing literary criticism, logic, argumentation, and persuasion to analyze and compare the content and validity of social problems.

Social Sciences
Author
Donnisha Lugo
Publisher
Cosumnes River College
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 79 sections
  1. 01: Introduction to Sociology
  2. 1.01: Introduction
  3. 1.02: What Is Sociology
  4. 1.03: The History of Sociology
  5. 1.04: Theoretical Perspectives
  6. 1.4.01: Sociological Imagination
  7. 1.05: Why Study Sociology
  8. 1.06: Key Terms
  9. 1.07: Section Summary
  10. 1.08: References
  11. 1.09: Crash Course Video- Sociological Theories
  12. 02: What is Critical Thinking
  13. 2.01: Critical Thinking Defined
  14. 2.02: Critical Thinking Skills
  15. 2.03: The Critical Thinking Process
  16. 2.04: Knowledge and Literacy
  17. 2.05: Thinking vs. Intelligence
  18. 2.06: Video - 5 Tips to Improve Your Critical Thinking
  19. 03: Language and Its Meaning
  20. 3.01: Communication in Practice
  21. 3.02: Centering Audiences
  22. 3.03: Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
  23. 3.04: The Influence of the Structure of Language
  24. 04: What is an Argument
  25. 4.01: Defining An Argument
  26. 4.02: Identifying Arguments
  27. 4.03: Toulmin Approach to Argument
  28. 4.04: No Absolute Certainties
  29. 4.05: Arguments vs. Explanations
  30. 4.06: Creating A Counter Argument
  31. 4.07: Video - Understanding Arguments
  32. 05: Clarity Consistency and Structure
  33. 5.01: Clarity
  34. 5.02: Defining a Claim
  35. 5.03: Characteristics of a Claim
  36. 5.04: Consistency and Validity
  37. 5.05: Truth vs. Validity
  38. 5.06: Soundness
  39. 5.07: Structure
  40. 06: Assumptions
  41. 6.01: The Skill of Knowing What Questions to Ask
  42. 6.02: Assumptions and Inferences
  43. 6.03: Challenging Our Assumptions
  44. 6.04: Issues
  45. 07: Exploring Evidence
  46. 7.01: Finding and Evaluating Research Sources
  47. 7.02: Strategies For Conducting Research
  48. 7.03: The Building Blocks of an Argument
  49. 7.04: Defining Evidence
  50. 7.05: Checking on the Domain Indicators
  51. 7.06: Using Evidence
  52. 7.07: Testing of Fake News Sources
  53. 7.08: The Focus of this Chapter
  54. 7.09: Video - Evaluating Sources
  55. 7.10: Video - Evaluating Evidence
  56. 08: Identifying Flaws
  57. 8.01: The Logic of Our Arguments
  58. 8.02: Overview of Reasoning
  59. 8.03: Types of Reasoning
  60. 8.04: Fallacies
  61. 8.05: The Focus of this Chapter
  62. 8.06: Cognitive Dissonance
  63. 8.07: Video - Five Fallacies Examples
  64. 8.08: Video - More Fallacies Examples
  65. 09: Critical Reading and Note-Making
  66. 9.01: Prelude to Reading and Notetaking
  67. 9.02: The Nature and Types of Reading
  68. 9.03: Effective Reading Strategies
  69. 9.04: Taking Notes
  70. 9.05: Summary
  71. 10: Critical Writing
  72. 10.01: The Rhetorical Nature of Reports
  73. 10.02: Video - Critical Essay Writing with Examples
  74. 11: Evaluating Critical Writing
  75. 11.01: Formatting the Report
  76. 11.02: Evaluating Writing
  77. 12: Critical Reflection
  78. 12.01: Reflection
  79. 12.02: Reflective Writing