reflections on everyday myths and paradoxes O'Brien, Jodi. creator text bibliography cau Thousand Oaks Calif Pine Forge Press c1999 1999 monographic eng xiii, 254 p. 24 cm. The paradox of reduction : some observations on sociology as science -- The case of the designer genes : reconsidering the nature/nurture binary -- To belong or not to belong? : paradoxes of community -- Which box do I check? : paradoxes of social difference -- How do we cut the American pie? : the myth of meritocracy -- Family equations : whose family? : whose values? -- The paradox of value in the age of certainty : reflections on Max Weber and Georg Simmel. specialized Jodi O'Brien. Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-247) and index. Social values Social action Social role HM73 .O27 1999 303.372 O135s 0803990316 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 98040123 DLC 980820 20191029103112.0 256673