The New Sociological ImaginationPine Forge Press, 2006 M02 7 - 240 pages C. Wright Mills′ classic The Sociological Imagination has inspired generations of students to study Sociology. However, the book is nearly half a century old. What would a book address, aiming to attract and inform students in the 21st century? This is the task that Steve Fuller sets himself in this major new invitation to study Sociology. The book:
This book sets the agenda for imagining sociology in the 21st century and will attract students and professionals alike. |
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... Homo sapiens into proper human beings. Chapters 3 and 4 chart the rise and fall of socialism as the political vehicle for this project, drawing attention to the vexed role played by the biological character of humans in defining matters ...
... Homo sapiens into proper human beings. Chapters 3 and 4 chart the rise and fall of socialism as the political vehicle for this project, drawing attention to the vexed role played by the biological character of humans in defining matters ...
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... (Homo sapiens) closer to divine salvation. The second and more downtoearth precedent is the longstanding academic interest in independently examining candidates in terms of their personal achievement, which has tended to undercut any ...
... (Homo sapiens) closer to divine salvation. The second and more downtoearth precedent is the longstanding academic interest in independently examining candidates in terms of their personal achievement, which has tended to undercut any ...
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... Homo sapiens. History has thrown up many ways of retarding and even preempting what still ought to be called the 'socialist' project. Indeed, the postmodern revival of the quasipejorative 'utopian' to capture the aspirational nature of ...
... Homo sapiens. History has thrown up many ways of retarding and even preempting what still ought to be called the 'socialist' project. Indeed, the postmodern revival of the quasipejorative 'utopian' to capture the aspirational nature of ...
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... Homo sapiens is said to have been created. The two implied theological traits – the separateness of humans from other animals and the equality of all humans in the eyes of God – have anchored subsequent discussion about the ...
... Homo sapiens is said to have been created. The two implied theological traits – the separateness of humans from other animals and the equality of all humans in the eyes of God – have anchored subsequent discussion about the ...
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... Homo sapiens above other animals. Because animals share 90+% of their genes, species turn out to be convenient taxonomic schemes, not natural kinds. From a strictly NeoDarwinian perspective, even commonsensical appeals to a 'human ...
... Homo sapiens above other animals. Because animals share 90+% of their genes, species turn out to be convenient taxonomic schemes, not natural kinds. From a strictly NeoDarwinian perspective, even commonsensical appeals to a 'human ...
Contents
Sociology | |
The Biological Challenge to Social Science | |
Today | |
The Struggle | |
Who or What Deserves Our Sympathy? | |
Humanity as the Endangered Species of Our Times | |
Understanding the Fundamentalist Backlash against Secularism | |
The Darwinian Turn in Development Policy | |
Might we become Nazis in Paradise? | |
Is there no Escape from Human Nature? | |
References | |
Index | |
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