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Critical and Creative Thinking is a vital resource that expands how we think and employ the basic skills involved in the identification and evaluation of an argument. It provides a basic foundation for teaching and learning critical and creative thinking. The text provides readers with the fundamental skills they need to approach ideas and opinions on current social issues. The selected readings have been carefully chosen for their ability to bring a wide range of perspectives and importance to the critical and creative thinking approach in the text. The first section explores approaches to critical and creative thinking, followed by readings for application, and then additional learning activities and resources. Specific topics include gender, education, race and immigration, inequality, and family. This new edition includes updated content and activities, as well as new and relevant readings that deal with current day issues (e.g., online learning and microaggressions). Critical and Creative Thinking is an ideal primary text for courses in critical thinking, social problems, social work, and sociology. It can also serve as a supplementary text for English courses, especially those with emphasis on critical and creative thinking.

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"Debra L. Welkley received her Doctor of Education from the University of New England and her Master of Arts in sociology from Baylor University. She is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology at California State University, Sacramento, and has taught sociology courses for over 30 years in four-year colleges and universities, as well as community colleges. Over the past two decades she has taught critical thinking courses in addition to other sociology courses. She has presented many professional papers and worked with various social services organizations as a direct service worker, administrator, and consultant. Professor Welkley coauthored Diversity in Family Constellations: Implications for Practice, contributed an essay to the book Palabra: The Book of Living Essays, wrote ""White Ethnics,"" published in the text Multidimensional Contextual Practice, and coauthored several journal articles. Santos Torres, Jr. holds a doctorate from Northern Illinois University in educational psychology, counseling, and special education, a Master of Social Work, and a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and psychology. He is a professor in the Division of Social Work at California State University, Sacramento, where he teaches both graduate and undergraduate level social work courses. He is the editor of Palabra: The Book of Living Essays, coauthor of Teaching School Social Work: Model Course Outlines and Resources, a contributor to Multidimensional Contextual Practice, as well as author and coauthor of several journal articles and book chapters. He has over four decades of teaching face-to-face and online experience and work as a practitioner, administrator, and curricular consultant. Dr. Torres has presented papers at professional conferences and has been an invited keynote speaker and consultant."

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