American Sociology: From Pre-Disciplinary to Post-Normal
Author:   S. Turner
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
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9781137377166


Pages:   145
Publication Date:   04 November 2013
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American Sociology: From Pre-Disciplinary to Post-Normal


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Author:   S. Turner
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Pivot
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   2.912kg
ISBN:  

9781137377166


ISBN 10:   113737716
Pages:   145
Publication Date:   04 November 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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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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"""There is much to think about in Turner's diagnosis of our time. His distanced appreciation for the field gives the book a healthy remove from the everyday trivia of status contests that afflict all disciplines, and also allows him to see the future as entirely different from sociol- ogy's past. If one is concerned with 'objective science' and creativity, things do not look good; if instead one is satisfied with a field of study which imaginatively empowers the powerless and gives hope to the downtrodden, then sociology probably has a meaningful future."" - Contemporary Sociology, 2015, 44(1)"


""There is much to think about in Turner's diagnosis of our time. His distanced appreciation for the field gives the book a healthy remove from the everyday trivia of status contests that afflict all disciplines, and also allows him to see the future as entirely different from sociol- ogy's past. If one is concerned with 'objective science' and creativity, things do not look good; if instead one is satisfied with a field of study which imaginatively empowers the powerless and gives hope to the downtrodden, then sociology probably has a meaningful future."" - Contemporary Sociology, 2015, 44(1)


There is much to think about in Turner's diagnosis of our time. His distanced appreciation for the field gives the book a healthy remove from the everyday trivia of status contests that afflict all disciplines, and also allows him to see the future as entirely different from sociol- ogy's past. If one is concerned with 'objective science' and creativity, things do not look good; if instead one is satisfied with a field of study which imaginatively empowers the powerless and gives hope to the downtrodden, then sociology probably has a meaningful future. - Contemporary Sociology, 2015, 44(1)


Author Information

Stephen Turner is Distinguished Professor at the University of South Florida, US. He is the co-author of the influential book The Impossible Science.

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