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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... turn would cause the state to shift its policies accordingly . Thus , Tarde's state was just one of several adaptive agents , each behaving according to its own spontaneously generated tendencies . ( For an updated version of this ...
... turn would cause the state to shift its policies accordingly . Thus , Tarde's state was just one of several adaptive agents , each behaving according to its own spontaneously generated tendencies . ( For an updated version of this ...
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... turn ) and , moreover , these traits are defined such that their possessors need not be humans ( the ecological turn ) . It marks a return to an ontology that sees the difference between ' species ' , ' race ' and ' culture ' as matters ...
... turn ) and , moreover , these traits are defined such that their possessors need not be humans ( the ecological turn ) . It marks a return to an ontology that sees the difference between ' species ' , ' race ' and ' culture ' as matters ...
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... turn altruism into a form of extended self - interest whereby one gives to another expect- ing to receive something of comparable value in return . In game - theoretic circles , this is known as the ' tit - for - tat ' strategy . Singer ...
... turn altruism into a form of extended self - interest whereby one gives to another expect- ing to receive something of comparable value in return . In game - theoretic circles , this is known as the ' tit - for - tat ' strategy . Singer ...
Contents
Disappearance of Society | 11 |
A Brief History of the Stakes | 23 |
Socialism as the Elusive Synthesis at | 31 |
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