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Author:   Philip Abrams ,  Rosemary Deem ,  Janet Finch ,  Paul Rock (London School of Economics, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
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9781138483712

ISBN 10:   1138483710
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   28 May 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction Part I: 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 II: 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 Post-war British Sociology 7. Towards a Rehabilitation of Data 8. W(h)ither Sociological Methodology?: Generalisation and Comparative Method 9. Sociological Practice and Language Part III: Marxism and Feminsim: Radical Interventions in Sociology 10. Sociologies and Marxisms: the Odd Couples 11. The Division of Labour Revisited or Overcoming the Two Adams Bibliography Index

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