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 7
... seen in this light . Much more important than sharply dividing science and politics is the idea that sociological claims are testable against their target populations . Here positivistic methods , which treat experimentation as the gold ...
... seen in this light . Much more important than sharply dividing science and politics is the idea that sociological claims are testable against their target populations . Here positivistic methods , which treat experimentation as the gold ...
Page 112
... seen as uncontrollable , if not exactly unchangeable . An important benchmark here is the recent turn in identity politics toward ' performativity ' popularized by Judith Butler ( 1990 ) but ultimately derived from Michel Foucault's ...
... seen as uncontrollable , if not exactly unchangeable . An important benchmark here is the recent turn in identity politics toward ' performativity ' popularized by Judith Butler ( 1990 ) but ultimately derived from Michel Foucault's ...
Page 197
... seen as prob- lematic not because they are discriminatory but because they don't discrim- inate well enough . One thus needs more finely grained indicators that will ultimately replace judgements of surface anatomy with readings of a ...
... seen as prob- lematic not because they are discriminatory but because they don't discrim- inate well enough . One thus needs more finely grained indicators that will ultimately replace judgements of surface anatomy with readings of a ...
Contents
Disappearance of Society | 11 |
A Brief History of the Stakes | 23 |
Socialism as the Elusive Synthesis at | 31 |
Copyright | |
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