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American Sociology

American Sociology

From Pre-Disciplinary to Post-Normal
Stephen P. Turner, American Sociology. From Pre-Disciplinary to Post-Normal, Palgrave Macmillan, coll. « Sociology Transformed », 2013, 146 p., EAN : 9781137377166.
Notice publiée le 31 octobre 2013

Présentation de l'éditeur

American Sociology has changed radically since 1945, when the field was dominated by young lions attempting to make sociology a science. The 1968 student revolt ended much of this, leaving sociology divided and directionless. By the 1980s, enrolments had fallen and departments were closing. But sociology revived, and at both the graduate and undergraduate level the field became dominated by women. What changed and what didn't, and why? Areas of interest, methodology, and status hierarchies were all affected by the changes, but there were also continuities. Some of the continuities reached back to the nineteenth century, when sociology was closely related to reform movements.

This book focuses on the consequences of the 'near-death' experience of sociology in the 1980s, and its slow revival and transformation, as well as the challenges it faces in the new university environments. Certain to be controversial, the book looks forward to a new kind of discipline.

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Auteur

Stephen P. Turner

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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