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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... Today's Orwellian Turn in Social Science 2 3 4 5 Part Two: The Biological Challenge to Social Science 7 The Hidden Biological Past of Classical Social Theory 8 Making the Difference between Sociology and Biology Matter Today 9 Beware of ...
... Today's Orwellian Turn in Social Science 2 3 4 5 Part Two: The Biological Challenge to Social Science 7 The Hidden Biological Past of Classical Social Theory 8 Making the Difference between Sociology and Biology Matter Today 9 Beware of ...
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... today. To be sure, much harm has been done in the names of 'instrumentalism' and 'positivism' – but no more so than by the alternatives. While it would be hard to find a selfavowed positivist who supported Hitler, some hermeneuticians ...
... today. To be sure, much harm has been done in the names of 'instrumentalism' and 'positivism' – but no more so than by the alternatives. While it would be hard to find a selfavowed positivist who supported Hitler, some hermeneuticians ...
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... today's ecological activists. The book concludes by arguing that the Darwinian Left and the affiliated sciences of sociobiology and evolutionary psychology by no means spell the end of social science, since these wouldbe successor ...
... today's ecological activists. The book concludes by arguing that the Darwinian Left and the affiliated sciences of sociobiology and evolutionary psychology by no means spell the end of social science, since these wouldbe successor ...
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... today, but I believe that even – and perhaps especially – more classically positivistic 'hypotheticodeductive' approaches to social research should be seen in this light. Much more important than sharply dividing science and politics is ...
... today, but I believe that even – and perhaps especially – more classically positivistic 'hypotheticodeductive' approaches to social research should be seen in this light. Much more important than sharply dividing science and politics is ...
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... today's antiglobalization movement. On the other hand, Schutz's marketdriven fixation on 'intersubjectivity' (a.k.a. ... today in Anthony Giddens, who has risen over the past two decades from prolific textbook writer to the architect of ...
... today's antiglobalization movement. On the other hand, Schutz's marketdriven fixation on 'intersubjectivity' (a.k.a. ... today in Anthony Giddens, who has risen over the past two decades from prolific textbook writer to the architect of ...
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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