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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... knowledge. Indeed, the ease with which social theory detaches its concerns from empirical sociology makes it a sitting duck for ideology critique. Little surprise, then, that social theory's rise as an autonomous field over the past ...
... knowledge. Indeed, the ease with which social theory detaches its concerns from empirical sociology makes it a sitting duck for ideology critique. Little surprise, then, that social theory's rise as an autonomous field over the past ...
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... knowledge that aims to use what is empirically known about organized inquiry to enlighten our present and empower our future (Fuller, 1988). There is a tendency, even among sociologists, to stereotype the sociology of knowledge as ...
... knowledge that aims to use what is empirically known about organized inquiry to enlighten our present and empower our future (Fuller, 1988). There is a tendency, even among sociologists, to stereotype the sociology of knowledge as ...
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... knowledge. Empiricism or perhaps phenomenology would do the trick. However, people are generally dissatisfied with where they find themselves and aspire to a better state. Beyond an interest in demystifying and usurping theological ...
... knowledge. Empiricism or perhaps phenomenology would do the trick. However, people are generally dissatisfied with where they find themselves and aspire to a better state. Beyond an interest in demystifying and usurping theological ...
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Steve Fuller. incorporating their findings. Instead an independent sociological understanding of biological knowledge is required, especially given the rise of 'bioprospecting', a heady mix of molecular biology, medical concern and ...
Steve Fuller. incorporating their findings. Instead an independent sociological understanding of biological knowledge is required, especially given the rise of 'bioprospecting', a heady mix of molecular biology, medical concern and ...
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... knowledge of their family lineage. Indeed, that people, including academics outside the social sciences, normally find it difficult to accept that ideas have any material bases whatsoever offers an albeit perverse ray of hope. On the ...
... knowledge of their family lineage. Indeed, that people, including academics outside the social sciences, normally find it difficult to accept that ideas have any material bases whatsoever offers an albeit perverse ray of hope. On the ...
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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