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Professing Sociology

Author : Irving Horowitz
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135149645X
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Professing Sociology written by Irving Horowitz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professing Sociology was originally published at a time when sociology commanded widespread interest and public funding. Written by one of the leaders of "the new sociology" of the late sixties, this volume captures the nature and intensity of the field's intellectual foundations and scope. It reveals the field's post-World War II development as a scientific discipline and as a profession, and includes the author's most significant writings on critical trends shaping the field.Irving Louis Horowitz divides the life cycle of sociology into three main sections. The first deals with the inner life of sociology, covering basic theoretical issues uniting and dividing the profession. In a second section, Horowitz shows the institutions and sources from which the struggle of ideas is nourished. A third section shows how political life shapes the inner life of American sociology. Horowitz gives a great deal of attention to international social science, to the relationship of social science to public policy, and to federal projects and grant agencies and their effects on research.Irving Louis Horowitz was undoubtedly influential in shaping his field, and Professing Sociology offers valuable insights into how ideas become part of the fabric of professional life. As the new introduction by Howard G. Schneiderman shows, Professing Sociology provides a clear picture of sociology at the height of its importance.

Professing Sociology

Author : Irving Louis Horowitz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Professing Sociology written by Irving Louis Horowitz and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Towards the Sociology of Knowledge (RLE Social Theory)

Author : Gunter Werner Remmling
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 100015579X
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Towards the Sociology of Knowledge (RLE Social Theory) written by Gunter Werner Remmling and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-03-23 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sociology of knowledge is an area of social scientific investigation with major emphasis on the relations between social life and intellectual activity. It is now an area central to most graduate and undergraduate courses in sociology. The present collection of readings explains the origins, systematic development, present state and possible future direction of the discipline. The major statements in the field were developed early in the twentieth century by Durkheim, Scheler and Mannheim, but the sociology of knowledge continues to engage the theoretical and empirical interests of contemporary sociologists who desire to penetrate the surface level of social existence. This book, with its carefully selected contributions and an introduction which relates the selections to the developmental pattern of the discipline, provides guidance and insight for the reader concerned with the topical issues raised by sociologists of knowledge.

Sociological Work

Author : Fanny Ginor
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351488945
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Sociological Work written by Fanny Ginor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Howard S. Becker is a leading contemporary sociologist who interprets society as collective action and sociology, therefore, as the study of collective action. This volume explores the theory and methods necessary to study collective action and social interaction. Becker includes most of his work on theory and method that has not previously appeared in book form. It reflects his unique way of thinking about and studying society.The first part of the book treats methodological problems as problems of social interaction and lists a series of research problems requiring analytic attention. The second part illustrates Becker's approach through full reports on two of his major research projects. Four theoretical statements on how people change comprise the third part, and the fourth part includes important contributions to the study of deviance. These essays illustrate the need to study deviance as part of the general study of society, not as an isolated specialty.Sociological Work is an important statement of the distinctive theoretical and methodological views associated with the Chicago School of Sociology; it shows a deep concern with the first-hand study of processes and human consequences of collective action and interaction. This illuminating volume is an engaging introduction to some of the issues of importance to sociologists and those interested in the studies of collective action and deviance, and it is well adapted to use in courses in these areas.

Twenty Years of the Journal of Historical Sociology

Author : Yoke-Sum Wong
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444309714
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Twenty Years of the Journal of Historical Sociology written by Yoke-Sum Wong and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-03-23 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last twenty years the Journal of HistoricalSociology has redefined what historical sociology can be. Theseessays by internationally distinguished historians, sociologists,anthropologists and geographers bring together the very best of theJHS. Volume 1 focuses on the British state, Volume 2 on thejournal’s wider interdisciplinary challenges. The first in a two-volume anthology representing the bestarticles published in The Journal of Historical Sociologyover the last twenty years. Includes essays, debates and responses written byinternationally distinguished historians, sociologists,anthropologists and geographers as well as by pioneering newerscholars have been influential in challenging and redefining thefield of historical sociology. Spans a range of issues and topics that combine rich empiricalscholarship with sophisticated theoretical engagement, bringingtogether the very best of the JHS. A collection of essays on state formation from medieval timesto the present, focussing mainly on the British state.

Sociology in America

Author : Craig Calhoun
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226090965
Total Pages : 929 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Sociology in America written by Craig Calhoun and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 929 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though the word “sociology” was coined in Europe, the field of sociology grew most dramatically in America. Despite that disproportionate influence, American sociology has never been the subject of an extended historical examination. To remedy that situation—and to celebrate the centennial of the American Sociological Association—Craig Calhoun assembled a team of leading sociologists to produce Sociology in America. Rather than a story of great sociologists or departments, Sociology in America is a true history of an often disparate field—and a deeply considered look at the ways sociology developed intellectually and institutionally. It explores the growth of American sociology as it addressed changes and challenges throughout the twentieth century, covering topics ranging from the discipline’s intellectual roots to understandings (and misunderstandings) of race and gender to the impact of the Depression and the 1960s. Sociology in America will stand as the definitive treatment of the contribution of twentieth-century American sociology and will be required reading for all sociologists. Contributors: Andrew Abbott, Daniel Breslau, Craig Calhoun, Charles Camic, Miguel A. Centeno, Patricia Hill Collins, Marjorie L. DeVault, Myra Marx Ferree, Neil Gross, Lorine A. Hughes, Michael D. Kennedy, Shamus Khan, Barbara Laslett, Patricia Lengermann, Doug McAdam, Shauna A. Morimoto, Aldon Morris, Gillian Niebrugge, Alton Phillips, James F. Short Jr., Alan Sica, James T. Sparrow, George Steinmetz, Stephen Turner, Jonathan VanAntwerpen, Immanuel Wallerstein, Pamela Barnhouse Walters, Howard Winant

A Discipline Divided

Author : Michael DeCesare
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 9780739117316
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book A Discipline Divided written by Michael DeCesare and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Discipline Divided brings together the literature on the sociology of sociology and the research on the teaching of sociology to examine the ways in which historical, intellectual, and structural forces shaped the content and objectives of high school sociology courses between 1911 and 2001. Relying on questionnaire and interview data, published descriptions of past high school sociology courses, and current teachers' course materials, Michael DeCesare documents how teachers and sociologists have conceptualized the high school sociology course. On one hand, teachers have consistently taught social problems with an eye toward developing good citizens. On the other hand, sociologists have pushed for scientific sociology in the high school classroom, especially since the 1960s. A Discipline Divided points the way toward a new approach to the study of teaching-one that leads away from individualistic explanations for pedagogical decisions and toward an understanding of contextual and structural influences. Concluding with recommendations for bridging the historical gap between sociology teachers and academics, A Discipline Divided is a comprehensive and detailed study of the first sociology courses many students encounter, and an essential book for sociologists and education researchers.

Determinants and Controls of Scientific Development

Author : K.D. Knorr
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401018316
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Determinants and Controls of Scientific Development written by K.D. Knorr and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the outcome of an international conference held at the Otto-Mobes-Volkswirtschaftsschule, Graz-Stifting( Austria), from June 16 to 22, 1974. The conference was initiated by a project group working on determinants and controls of social science development at the In stitute for Advanced Studies and Scientific Research in Vienna and or ganized by the editors of this volume. It was held under the auspices of the Austrian Ministry of Science and Research. The main topics of the conference were those at the forefront of the 'state of argumentation' (to borrow from one of our contributors) in philosophy and sociology of science ever since the controversy between Thomas S. Kuhn and Sir Karl R. Popper has sharpened our awareness for the methodological and substantial presuppositions involved with questions of growth and development in science. Let us give two examples of those topics. The borderline between sociology of science and philo sophy of science has become more and more unclear; while the work of at least some philosophers of science comes to have an empirical flavour, sociologists of science are increasingly apt to include logical and methodo logical components of the research process as their objects of examina tion. Papers included in this volume testify to both tendencies.

The Democratic Imagination

Author : Ray C. Rist
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1412856264
Total Pages : 606 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book The Democratic Imagination written by Ray C. Rist and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on 2015-12-31 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This festschrift celebrates the accomplishments of renowned social scientist Irving Louis Horowitz as he turned sixty-five. Since Horowitz’s views were global and his discourse was never restricted to national boundaries, the volume includes contributions from across the globe. Collectively, the book represents a personal as well as an intellectual statement from the contributors, as each one was a friend and colleague of Horowitz. The life span of Horowitz’s ideas stretches across boundaries, many which are focused on in The Democratic Imagination. The twenty-seven essays address Horowitz’s work, ideas, and influence. Horowitz was well known for his analysis of the situation in Cuba, disarray in American sociology, the impacts of technology on the publishing industry, and policy-making in the post-Cold-War era. Contributions also take note of Horowitz’s involvement in diverse areas: his work with Robert Kennedy; Radio Marti; the United States General Accounting Office, and his efforts on behalf of the freedom of the press. In a final section, Horowitz responds to each of the contributors. This work, celebrating one of the most esteemed social scientists of the twentieth century, acknowledges his manifold contributions to the multiple areas in which he worked.

Professions and Professionalization: Volume 3, Sociological Studies

Author : J. A. Jackson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521079829
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Professions and Professionalization: Volume 3, Sociological Studies written by J. A. Jackson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1970 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of professions and the characteristics of professionalism.

Engagement and Disengagement

Author : Howard G. Schneiderman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351585010
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Engagement and Disengagement written by Howard G. Schneiderman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part dialogue, part debate between Howard Schneiderman and a small number of social theorists, Engagement and Disengagement represents the culmination of a life’s work in social theory. On the one hand, it is about cohesive social, cultural, and intellectual forces, such as authority, community, status, and the sacred, that tie us together, and on the other hand, about forces such as alienation, politics, and economic warfare that pull us apart. With a blend of humanism and social science, Engagement and Disengagement highlight this two-culture solution to understanding social and cultural history.

Evil in Modern Myth and Ritual

Author : Richard Stivers
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532686250
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Evil in Modern Myth and Ritual written by Richard Stivers and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Stivers’ concern is with the social construction of evil, that is, with how modern societies, in a partly unconscious way, create evil as a category of the sacred and how symbols, myths, and rituals of evil are related to this. He is interested, moreover, in how modern societies provoke individuals to commit evil actions. This fascinating and stimulating book is the first attempt to work out in detail how the concepts of the sacred, symbol, myth, and ritual form a cultural configuration in modern technological societies, and not just in traditional societies.

The Sociological Review Monograph

Author : Paul Halmos
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book The Sociological Review Monograph written by Paul Halmos and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Pragmatism and Democracy

Author : Dmitri N. Shalin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351497227
Total Pages : 643 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Pragmatism and Democracy written by Dmitri N. Shalin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the roots of pragmatist imagination and traces the influence of American pragmatism in diverse areas of politics, law, sociology, political science, and transitional studies. The work explores the interfaces between the Progressive movement in politics and American pragmatism. Shalin shows how early 20th century progressivism influenced pragmatism's philosophical agenda and how pragmatists helped articulate a theory of progressive reform. The work addresses pragmatism and interactionist sociology and illuminates the cross-fertilization between these two fields of studies. Special emphasis is placed on the interactionists' search for a logic of inquiry sensitive to the objective indeterminacy of the situation. The challenge that contemporary interactionist studies face is to illuminate the issues of power and inequality central to the political commitments of pragmatist philosophers. Shalin explores the vital link between democracy, civility, and affect. His central thesis is that democracy is an embodied process that binds affectively as well as rhetorically and that flourishes in places where civic discourse is an end in itself, a source of vitality and social creativity sustaining a democratic community. The author shows why civic discourse is hobbled by the civic body that has been misshapen by past abuses. Drawing on the studies of the civilizing process, Shalin speculates about the emotion, demeanor, and body language of democracy and explores from this angle the prospects for democratic transformation in countries struggling to shake their totalitarian past. View Table of Contents

Modern Criminals

Author : James F. Short
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781412827348
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (273 download)

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Download or read book Modern Criminals written by James F. Short and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Making a Difference

Author : Irwin Deutscher
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781412827850
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (278 download)

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Download or read book Making a Difference written by Irwin Deutscher and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emphasis on measurement techniques can interfere with understanding how well particular social programs in their field work. In Making a Difference: The Practice of Sociology, Irwin Deutscher links traditional sociological concerns with applied sociology in an effort to overcome this problem. He contributes to the debate over the extent to which health, educational, and social proÂgrams initiated by the Roosevelt, Kennedy, and Johnson administrations have been successful in intimate, huÂman terms. The work is divided into five parts: "Toward a Useful Sociology" is a collecÂtion of essays concerning the causes of social problems and the uses of evaluÂation research. "On Doing Applied ReÂsearch" explores research tools and steÂreotypes. 'The Raised Eyebrow" points out obstructions to useful program evaluation. "Vignettes" deals with speÂcific areas of social programs: public housing, aging, family, disaster relief, small town petty crime, the integration of public facilities, delinquency, nursÂing, and the education of tribal people. Deutscher believes that the introducÂtion of a sociological perspective can provide a positive element to interdisciÂplinary pursuits. This belief, as well as his fresh perspectives on both the strengths and limitations inherent in applied sociology, offer the field a reviÂtalizing lift. As such, this highly inforÂmative, thought-provoking volume will be of interest to sociologists and policymakers in health, education, crime, welfare, housing.

Sociology For People

Author : Alfred McClung Lee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Sociology For People written by Alfred McClung Lee and published by . This book was released on 1988-08 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: