| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents ; Preface ; Chapter 1 Through the Lens of Science ; The Social Sciences ; The Social World Seen Through the Lens of Science ; The Scientific Method ; Concepts ; Theories ; Research ; Steps of the Scientific Method |
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The Scientific Spirit: Skepticism, Objectivity, Relativity The Social Science Disciplines ; Anthropology ; Economics ; Geography ; History ; Political Science ; Psychology ; Sociology ; Research Methods in the Social Sciences ; Sample Survey ; Case Study |
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Participant Observation The Experiment ; Statistical Analysis ; The Scientific Method in the Social Sciences ; The Chapter in Brief ; Terms to Remember ; References ; Suggested Readings ; Chapter 2 In the Beginning ... ; The Beginnings of Life |
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The Emergence of the Theory of Evolution A Revolution in Thought: Darwin and His Theory ; Natural Selection ; The Role of Heredity ; Genetics ; Population Genetics: Factors Change ; The Long Trek: Human Evolution ; Split between Chimpanzee and Human Lines |
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Modern Humans: The Road to Homo Sapiens Agriculture: Cultivation and Domestication ; The Evolution of Human Nature ; Biological Foundations ; The Chapter in Brief ; Terms to Remember ; References ; Suggested Readings ; Chapter 3 Culture: Product and Guide to Life in Society |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Perry, Erna K
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| ISBN |
1317328973 |
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9781317328971 |
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