The New Sociological ImaginationSAGE Publications, 2006 M03 3 - 231 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:
" critically examines the history of the social sciences to discover what the key contributions of Sociology have been and how relevant they remain " demonstrates how biological and sociological themes have been intertwined from the beginning of both disciplines, from the 19th century to the present day " covers virtually all of sociology's classic theorists and themes " provides a glossary of key thinkers and concepts.
This book sets the agenda for imagining Sociology in the 21st century and will attract students and professionals alike. |
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Page 121
... genes to reproduce themselves . In this respect , Dawkins has seriously misled Singer into thinking that Darwinism ... genes figure in the equation because genes can be under- stood either as specific parts of a whole organism or as ...
... genes to reproduce themselves . In this respect , Dawkins has seriously misled Singer into thinking that Darwinism ... genes figure in the equation because genes can be under- stood either as specific parts of a whole organism or as ...
Page 55
... genetics of its status as a paradigmatic science with a canonical history and fixed location on the intellectual ... genes should not be seen as the prime movers of life but organic by - products of procreation , a means by which ...
... genetics of its status as a paradigmatic science with a canonical history and fixed location on the intellectual ... genes should not be seen as the prime movers of life but organic by - products of procreation , a means by which ...
Page 172
... genetic variation and environmental selection . As a good post - Second World War Darwinist , keen to avoid the excesses of Nazi and Soviet eugenics , Skinner ' black boxed ' the composition of our brains and genes , assuming that ...
... genetic variation and environmental selection . As a good post - Second World War Darwinist , keen to avoid the excesses of Nazi and Soviet eugenics , Skinner ' black boxed ' the composition of our brains and genes , assuming that ...
Contents
Disappearance of Society | 11 |
A Brief History of the Stakes | 23 |
Socialism as the Elusive Synthesis at | 31 |
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