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Introduction: Social Sciences and Education
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Animated Introduction to Social Sciences
04:35
Anthony Giddens: Education as Socialization
David Jack Eller: Chapter 1_What is Social Science?
Modernity, Capitalism & Education
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History of Capitalism
11:45
Bruce Joyce_Conceptions of Man
Positivism & Education
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Empiricism & the Growth of the Scientific Outlook
The Development of Positivism
Max Weber – Science as a Vocation
Power & Knowledge
Can Education Change Society?
The Anxious Generation
Media as Epistemology
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Seinfeld: A Show About Nothing – I
00:09
Seinfeld: A Show About Nothing – II
00:07
Neil Postman – Amusing Ourselves to Death – Part I
Neil Postman – Amusing Ourselves to Death – Part II
Private: Social Sciences for Educators

Seinfeld: A Show About Nothing – II

Now, in this follow-up clip from Seinfeld, George and Jerry visit the broadcaster’s office to pitch their idea more formally.

What is the executive’s initial response to a show “about nothing”? Pay attention to the skepticism, confusion, and expectations expressed.

Why do you think the executives responded in that way to George and Jerry’s ideas? 

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