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ERIC Number: EJ252899
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Oct
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ISSN: ISSN-0092-055X
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The Concept of Power: Treatment in 50 Introductory Sociology Textbooks.
Paap, Warren R.
Teaching Sociology, v9 n1 p57-68 Oct 1981
Discusses a study in which 50 introductory college-level sociology textbooks were examined to determine how the concept of power was treated. Findings indicated that power is generally presented as a macro-level phenomenon, with emphasis on institutionalized and legitimated forms of power. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Higher Education, Power Structure, Sociology, Teaching Methods, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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