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Article Excerpt
ALAN SEARS, A Good Book, In Theory: A Guide to Theoretical Thinking. Peterborough, Ont.: Broadview Press, 2005, 175 p.
Alan Sears has written a very accessible book on how to think theoretically. Using one theoretical debate--between social order and conflict models he aims to demonstrate that theory matters by teaching students how to theorize and how to critically conceptualize their everyday lives. The book is focussed on systematic reflections and conceptual, organizational skills, as well as on students' development as active subjects and agents in their own lives and social contexts.
Sears wants teachers to generate an appetite for theory in their students. Therefore, this book encourages students to: 1) apply new...
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