Joel Best

Broschiertes Buch

Just the Facts

Untangling Contradictory Claims

Beschreibung

"Joel Best has a genuine talent for explaining social phenomena to audiences in a way that is crisp, clear, and convincing. This book is important, and Best excels."--Tim Hallett, coauthor of Group Life: An Invitation to Local Sociology "This is a brilliant analysis of the social construction of facts . Best enlightens us with his reasonable, practical, and sophisticated approach to understanding what facts really represent and how we should evaluate the veracity of such claims."--Michael Flaherty, coauthor of The Cage of Days: Time and Temporal Experience in Prison

Autor

Joel Best is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. His books include Damned Lies and Statistics and Is That True? Critical Thinking for Sociologists.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of California Press
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 208mm x 140mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 306g
• ISBN-13: 9780520421325
• ISBN-10: 0520421329
• Artikelnr.: 73779251