Practice and progress : British sociology 1950-1980 /

"Originally published in 1981 Practice and Progress is a collection examining the changes that have occurred in the theories, methodologies and practices of sociology, in the institutional and educational setting of the subject, and in British society. The themes pursued include the professiona...

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Körperschaft: British Sociological Association. Annual Conference (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Abrams, Philip (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.
Schriftenreihe:Routledge library editions. British Sociological Association ; v. 1.
Online-Zugang:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1753179
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; PART ONE INTELLECTUAL DEBATES AND INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS; 1 Professionalism in British Sociology; 2 Sociology as a Parasite: Some Vices and Virtues; 3 Oxbridge Sociology: the Development of Centres of Excellence?; 4 The Collapse of British Sociology?; PART TWO SOCIOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE: CREATION AND PRACTICE; 5 The Social Construction of 'Positivism' and Its Significance in British Sociology, 1950-80; 6 The Anti-Quantitative Bias in Postwar British Sociology; 7 Towards a Rehabilitation of Data
  • 8 W(h)ither Sociological Methodology?: Generalisation and Comparative Method9 Sociological Practice and Language; PART THREE MARXISM AND FEMINISM: RADICAL INTERVENTIONS IN SOCIOLOGY; 10 Sociologies and Marxisms: the Odd Couples; 11 The Division of Labour Revisited or Overcoming the Two Adams; Bibliography; Index