• Second Thoughts: Sociology Challenges Conventional Wisdom
  • Author(s): Ruane, Janet M. and Cerulo, Karen A.
  • Publisher: Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge/Sage
  • Year Published: 2019

Do birds of a feather flock together or do opposites attract? Is honesty the best policy? Are children our most precious commodity? Is education the great equalizer? Adages like these shape our social life. Second Thoughts reviews several popular beliefs and notes how these conventional wisdoms cannot be taken at face value, but instead require careful second thoughts. This unique book encourages readers to step back and sharpen their analytic focus with 25 essays that use social research to expose the gray areas of commonly held beliefs, revealing the complexity of social reality and sharpening students’ sociological vision.