American sociology : from pre-disciplinary to post-normal

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American sociology : from pre-disciplinary to post-normal

Stephen Turner

(Sociology transformed)(Palgrave pivot)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-133) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

American Sociology has changed radically since 1945. This volume traces these changes to the present, with special emphasis on the feminization of sociology and the decline of the science ideal as well as the challenges sociology faces in the new environment for universities.

Table of Contents

1. Pre-academic Reformism and the Conflict between Advocacy and Objectivity Until 1920 2. The Revolution of the Twenties and the Interwar Years 3. The Postwar Boom 4. The Crisis of the Seventies and Its Long-Term Consequences 5. The Near Death Experience and Its Consequences 6. Feminization, the New University Environment, and the Quest for a Sociology for People 7. The Elite and its Power 8. Activism, Professionalism, or Condominium?

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  • NCID
    BB15981052
  • ISBN
    • 9781137377166
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basingstoke
  • Pages/Volumes
    vii, 137 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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