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EBOOK: Science, Social Theory & Public Knowledge

Author : Alan Irwin
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335225896
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book EBOOK: Science, Social Theory & Public Knowledge written by Alan Irwin and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2003-10-16 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How might social theory, public understanding of science and science policy best inform one another? What have been the key features of science-society relations in the modern world? How are we to re-think science-society relations in the context of globalization, hybridity and changing patterns of governance? This topical and unique book draws together the three key perspectives on science-society relations: public understanding of science, scientific and public governance, and social theory. The book presents a series of case studies (including the debates on genetically modified foods and the AIDS movement in the USA) to discuss critically the ways in which social theorists, social scientists, and science policy makers deal with science-society relations. ‘Science' and 'society' combine in many complex ways. Concepts such as citizenship, expertise, governance, democracy and the public need to be re-thought in the context of contemporary concerns with globalization and hybridity. A radical new approach is developed and the notion of ethno-epistemic assemblage is used to articulate a new series of questions for the theorization, empirical study and politics of science-society relations.

Contested Knowledge

Author : Steven Seidman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444358820
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Contested Knowledge written by Steven Seidman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-23 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contested Knowledge is a well-established text offering up-to-date perspectives on social theory by one of the most important thinkers of our time. This fourth edition includes an exploration of globalization and a new section on the theories of global and world order. It provides a thoughtful and rigorous, yet highly accessible and reader-friendly account of social theory. Responds to current issues, debates, and new social movements Reviews sociological theory from a truly contemporary perspective Examines both classical and contemporary theories Combines social analysis and moral advocacy to demonstrate how social theory contributes to the making of a better world Challenges social scientists to renew their commitment to the important moral and political role social knowledge plays in public life A thoughtful and rigorous, yet highly accessible and reader-friendly account of social theory An accompanying website containing additional support for lecturers and students is available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/seidman

Interpretation and Social Knowledge

Author : Isaac Ariail Reed
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226706729
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Interpretation and Social Knowledge written by Isaac Ariail Reed and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the past fifty years anxiety over naturalism has driven debates in social theory. One side sees social science as another kind of natural science, while the other rejects the possibility of objective and explanatory knowledge. Interpretation and Social Knowledge suggests a different route, offering a way forward for an antinaturalist sociology that overcomes the opposition between interpretation and explanation and uses theory to build concrete, historically specific causal explanations of social phenomena.

Scientific Knowledge and Sociological Theory

Author : Barry Barnes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135029016
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Scientific Knowledge and Sociological Theory written by Barry Barnes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1974.

Knowledge and the Social Sciences

Author : David S. Goldblatt
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415329750
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Knowledge and the Social Sciences written by David S. Goldblatt and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge and the Social Sciences: Theory, Method, Practice looks at the role of the social sciences in explaining and exploring what has been called the explosion of knowledge in the contemporary world.

Science and the Sociology of Knowledge (RLE Social Theory)

Author : Michael Mulkay
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317651189
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Book Synopsis Science and the Sociology of Knowledge (RLE Social Theory) by : Michael Mulkay

Download or read book Science and the Sociology of Knowledge (RLE Social Theory) written by Michael Mulkay and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How far is scientific knowledge a product of social life? In addressing this question, the major contributors to the sociology of knowledge have agreed that the conclusions of science are dependent on social action only in a very special and limited sense. In Science and the Sociology of Knowledge Michael Mulkay's first aim is to identify the philosophical assumptions which have led to this view of science as special; and to present a systematic critique of the standard philosophical account of science, showing that there are no valid epistemological grounds for excluding scientific knowledge from the scope of sociological analysis. The rest of the book is devoted to developing a preliminary interpretation of the social creation of scientific knowledge. The processes of knowledge-creation are delineated through a close examination of recent case studies of scientific developments. Dr Mulkay argues that knowledge is produced by means of negotiation, the outcome of which depends on the participants' use of social as well as technical resources. The analysis also shows how cultural resources are taken over from the broader social milieu and incorporated into the body of certified knowledge; and how, in the political context of society at large, scientists' technical as well as social claims are conditioned and affected by their social position.

Southern Theory

Author : RAEWYN. CONNELL
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9780367719418
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book Southern Theory written by RAEWYN. CONNELL and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southern Theory presents the case for a radical re-thinking of social science and its relationships to knowledge, power and democracy on a world scale. Mainstream social science pictures the world as understood by the educated and affluent in Europe and North America. From Weber and Keynes to Friedman and Foucault, theorists from the global North dominate the imagination of social scientists, and the reading lists of students, all over the world. For most of modern history, the majority world has served social science only as a data mine. Yet the global South does produce knowledge and understanding of society. Through vivid accounts of critics and theorists, Raewyn Connell shows how social theory from the world periphery has power and relevance for understanding our changing world from al-Afghani at the dawn of modern social science, to Raul Prebisch in industrialising Latin America, Ali Shariati in revolutionary Iran, Paulin Hountondji in post-colonial Benin, Veena Das and Ashis Nandy in contemporary India, and many others. With clarity and verve, Southern Theory introduces readers to texts, ideas and debates that have emerged from Australia's Indigenous people, from Africa, Latin America, south and south-west Asia. It deals with modernisation, gender, race, class, cultural domination, neoliberalism, violence, trade, religion, identity, land, and the structure of knowledge itself. Southern Theory shows how this tremendous resource has been disregarded by mainstream social science. It explores the challenges of doing theory in the periphery, and considers the role Southern perspectives should have in a globally connected system of knowledge. Southern Theory draws on sociology, anthropology, history, psychology, economics, philosophy and cultural studies, with wide-ranging implications for social science in the 21st century.

Knowledge and the Social Sciences

Author : David S. Goldblatt
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415329767
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Knowledge and the Social Sciences written by David S. Goldblatt and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a clear introduction to key philosophical and epistemological issues in the social sciences, to both positivist and interpretative methodologies through comparing contemporary debates surrounding social change.

Contested Knowledge

Author : Steven Seidman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119167590
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Contested Knowledge written by Steven Seidman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the sixth edition of Contested Knowledge, social theorist Steven Seidman presents the latest topics in social theory and addresses the current shift of 'universalist theorists' to networks of clustered debates. Responds to current issues, debates, and new social movements Reviews sociological theory from a contemporary perspective Reveals how the universal theorist and the era of rival schools has been replaced by networks of clustered debates that are relatively 'autonomous' and interdisciplinary Features updates and in-depth discussions of the newest clustered debates in social theory—intimacy, postcolonial nationalism, and the concept of 'the other' Challenges social scientists to renew their commitment to the important moral and political role social knowledge plays in public life

The Social Theory of Practices

Author : Stephen P. Turner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0745678289
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book The Social Theory of Practices written by Stephen P. Turner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-03-08 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the first analysis and critique of the idea of practice as it has developed in the various theoretical traditions of the social sciences and the humanities. The concept of a practice, understood broadly as a tacit possession that is 'shared' by and the same for different people, has a fatal difficulty, the author argues. This object must in some way be transmitted, 'reproduced', in Bourdieu's famous phrase, in different persons. But there is no plausible mechanism by which such a process occurs. The historical uses of the concept, from Durkheim to Kripke's version of Wittgenstein, provide examples of the contortions that thinkers have been forced into by this problem, and show the ultimate implausibility of the idea of the interpersonal transmission of these supposed objects. Without the notion of 'sameness' the concept of practice collapses into the concept of habit. The conclusion sketches a picture of what happens when we do without the notion of a shared practice, and how this bears on social theory and philosophy. It explains why social theory cannot get beyond the stage of constructing fuzzy analogies, and why the standard constructions of the contemporary philosophical problem of relativism depend upon this defective notion.

The Social Scientist as Public Intellectual

Author : Charles Gattone
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1461645646
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book The Social Scientist as Public Intellectual written by Charles Gattone and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2006-03-14 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Social Scientist as Public Intellectual, Charles Gattone addresses the question of the public role of the social scientist by reviewing the work of several key social thinkers, from Max Weber to Pierre Bourdieu. Drawing on the analyses of these scholars, Gattone argues that although political and economic institutions continue to influence the course of academic knowledge, opportunities remain for social scientists to act independently of these constraints, and approach their work as public intellectuals.

Public Knowledge

Author : J. M. Ziman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521068949
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book Public Knowledge written by J. M. Ziman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1968 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this 1974 book a practising scientist and gifted expositor sets forth an exciting point of view on the nature of science and how it works. Professor Ziman argues that the true goal of all scientific research is to contribute to the consensus of universally accepted knowledge. He explores the philosophical, psychological and sociological consequences of the principle, and explains how, in practice, the consensus is established and how the work of the individual scientist becomes a part of it. The intellectual form of scientific knowledge is determined by the need for the scientist to communicate his findings and to make them acceptable to others. Professor Ziman's essay, being written in plain English, and requiring only the slenderest knowledge of science, can (and should) be read by any educated person; as he says 'all genuine scientific procedures of thought and argument are essentially the same as those of everyday life'.

Key Concepts in Critical Social Theory

Author : Nick Crossley
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446265137
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (462 download)

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Download or read book Key Concepts in Critical Social Theory written by Nick Crossley and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004-12-09 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clear and accessible, Key Concepts in Critical Social Theory makes difficult ideas available to an undergraduate audience. - Larry Ray, Professor of Sociology, University of Kent The SAGE Key Concepts series provides students with accessible and authoritative knowledge of the essential topics in a variety of disciplines. Cross-referenced throughout, the format encourages critical evaluation through understanding. Written by experienced and respected academics, the books are indispensable study aids and guides to comprehension. Key Concepts in Critical Social Theory: Provides brief accounts of the central ideas behind the key concepts Prepares students to tackle primary texts, giving them a point of reference when they find themselves stuck Discusses each concept in an introductory way Offers further reading guidance for independent learning. This is an essential companion for reading for students across the social sciences who are exploring critical theory for the first time.

Making Sense of Science

Author : Steven Yearley
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780803986923
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (869 download)

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Download or read book Making Sense of Science written by Steven Yearley and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2005 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume demystifies science studies and bridges the divide between social theory and the sociology of science.

The Rational and the Social (RLE Social Theory)

Author : James Robert Brown
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317651308
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book The Rational and the Social (RLE Social Theory) written by James Robert Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-21 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To paraphrase Marx, sociologists have only interpreted science; the point is to improve it. The Rational and the Social attempts both. It begins by sketching recent sociological approaches to science, notably the strong programme – Bloor’s ‘science of science’ and Barnes’s ‘finitism’ – and that of the ‘anthropologists in the lab’, Collins and Latour and Woolgar. The author argues that although sociological accounts are valuable in many respects, when morals are drawn about the structure and epistemology of science, they are badly flawed. In rejecting the sociological theory of science, it is not necessary to conclude that science develops without reference to the social. James Robert Brown argues for an alternative account. He proposes a novel way of viewing the history of science as a source of evidence for how to do good science and argues that the most important aspect of methodology is that it is comparative. Rival theories are evaluated by comparison and the contribution of the social to this process is inevitable and should be acknowledged. This is the challenge to science.

Scientific Knowledge

Author : Barry Barnes
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 9780485114041
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Scientific Knowledge written by Barry Barnes and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A systematic account of the importance of sociology for the understanding of scientific knowledge. Applying sociological analysis to specific historical case studies, the work attempts to show how the sociological approach is an essential complement to interpretations of scientific knowledge from other disciplines, and a necessary contribution to obtaining a scientific understanding of science. This book should be of interest to students in the social sciences and the history and philosophy of science, and to academics interested in knowledge, epistemology, the history of ideas and the "new" sociology of science.>

Social Theory after the Internet

Author : Ralph Schroeder
Publisher : UCL Press
ISBN 13 : 1787351246
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book Social Theory after the Internet written by Ralph Schroeder and published by UCL Press. This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The internet has fundamentally transformed society in the past 25 years, yet existing theories of mass or interpersonal communication do not work well in understanding a digital world. Nor has this understanding been helped by disciplinary specialization and a continual focus on the latest innovations. Ralph Schroeder takes a longer-term view, synthesizing perspectives and findings from various social science disciplines in four countries: the United States, Sweden, India and China. His comparison highlights, among other observations, that smartphones are in many respects more important than PC-based internet uses. Social Theory after the Internet focuses on everyday uses and effects of the internet, including information seeking and big data, and explains how the internet has gone beyond traditional media in, for example, enabling Donald Trump and Narendra Modi to come to power. Schroeder puts forward a sophisticated theory of the role of the internet, and how both technological and social forces shape its significance. He provides a sweeping and penetrating study, theoretically ambitious and at the same time always empirically grounded.The book will be of great interest to students and scholars of digital media and society, the internet and politics, and the social implications of big data.