Practice and Progress : British Sociology 1950-1980 / / edited by Philip Abrams, Rosemary Deem, Janet Finch and Paul Rock

• Pubblicazione: London : , : Taylor and Francis, , 2018
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (208 pages)
• Disciplina: 301/.0941
• Soggetto topico: Sociology - Great Britain
• Persona (resp. second.): AbramsPhilip; DeemRosemary; FinchJanet; RockPaul
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: part, One Intellectual Debates and Institutional Contexts -- chapter 1 Professionalism in British Sociology / J. A. Barnes -- chapter 2 Sociology as a Parasite: Some Vices and Virtues / John Urry -- chapter 3 Oxbridge Sociology: the Development of Centres of Excellence? / Anthony Heath Ricca Edmondson -- chapter 4 The Collapse of British Sociology? / Philip Abrams -- part, Two Sociological Knowledge: Creation and Practice -- chapter 5 The Social Construction of ‘Positivism’ and Its Significance in British Sociology, 1950–80 / Jennifer Platt -- chapter 6 The Anti-Quantitative Bias in Postwar British Sociology / Christopher T. Husbands -- chapter 7 Towards a Rehabilitation of Data / Maureen Cain Janet Finch -- chapter 8 W(h)ither Sociological Methodology?: Generalisation and Comparative Method / Peter A Bell -- chapter 9 Sociological Practice and Language / Michael Phlllipson -- part, Three Marxism and Feminism: Radical Interventions in Sociology -- chapter 10 Sociologies and Marxisms: the Odd Couples / Leslie Sklair -- chapter 11 The Division of Labour Revisited or Overcoming the Two Adams / Margaret Stacey.
• Sommario/riassunto: "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 professionalization of sociology its development and standing in the universities; the impact on it of Marxism and feminism and the major debates over positivism and empiricism, quantitative methods, linguistic analysis; and numerous other crucial methodological and theoretical concerns. "--Provided by publisher.
• Titolo autorizzato: Practice and Progress
• ISBN: 1-351-05414-7; 1-351-05416-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910796762503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II