Sociology as social criticism / / T.B. Bottomore

• Autore: Bottomore T. B. <1920-1992., >
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (334 p.)
• Disciplina: 301; 301.01; 301/.01
• Soggetto topico: Sociology; Social movements
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: First published in 1975 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Halftitle; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: Conservatism and Radicalism in Sociology; PART I. Social Theories; 1. Conservative Man1; 2. Out of This World: The Sociological Theory of Talcott Parsons1; 3. The Crisis in Sociology1; 4. Capitalism, Socialism and Development; 5. Karl Marx: Sociologist or Marxist?1; PART II. Classes and Elites; 6. In Search of a Proletariat 1; 7. Class Structure and Social Consciousness1; 8. Class and Politics in Western Europe1; 9. The Administrative Elite1; 10. Cohesion and Division in Indian Elites1; PART III. Social Movements and Political Action ; 11. Conflict and Social Change112. The Political Context of Technology1; 13. Reflections on the Student Movement1; 14. The Prospect for Radicalism1; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: First published in 1975, this collection of essays embodies a conception of sociological thought as a critical analysis of social theories and doctrines, of social institutions and political regimes, of recent social movements. They deal, in particular, with some conservative versions of sociology and with attempts to develop more radical theories; they extend the author's previous writings on classes, elites and politics; and they analyse some of the problems of socialism in the late twentieth century. There is a close unity of theme througout the book in its critical attempt to for
• Titolo autorizzato: Sociology as social criticism
• ISBN: 1-283-60726-3; 9786613919717; 1-136-92316-0; 0-203-84486-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462233503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Revivals