HERMES-Catalog

Back to Results List

Has Sociology Progressed? : Reflections of an Accidental Academic / by Colin Campbell

Publisher	(Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot)
Year	2019
Edition	1st ed. 2019.
Authors	*Campbell, Colin author SpringerLink (Online service)

Hide book details.

Links to the text	Location	Volume	Call No.	Barcode No.	Status	Comments	ISBN	Printed	Restriction	Reserve
Links to the text	Library Off-campus access			OB00152452		Springer Social Sciences eBooks (電子ブック)	9783030199784

Hide details.

Material Type	E-Book
Media type	機械可読データファイル
Size	XVIII, 134 p. 1 illus : online resource
Notes	1. Who Now Reads Ginsberg? -- 2. 'Sociologists Eat Each Other' -- 3. Sociological Groundhog Day -- 4. Slash and Burn Sociology -- 5. The Death of Scholarship -- 6. The Collapse of the Ivory Tower -- 7. Sociology as 'Just an Academic Pursuit' -- 8. Sociological Turn-taking -- 9. Sociology, A Work in Progress? “This book advances a bold assessment and critique of the state of sociology today. Campbell takes the discipline to task for denigrating the value of scholarship by prioritising ever narrower and more specialised research interests and agendas. What is needed instead, he claims, is for sociology to return to its core concerns by building bridges between theory and research findings in the search for explanations. This powerful argument goes against the grain of most current sociological thinking, and deserves close attention from academics across the social sciences.”— Nicholas Gane, Professor of Sociology, University of Warwick, UK “Sociology hasn't always been lucky when it comes to the capacity of its practitioners to reflect on his or her life and its achievements. Autobiographies of sociologists often suffer from too much social structure, too much ideological commitment, or an overt reliance on some theoretical guru. Colin Campbell's autobiographical reflections prove that it can be done differently and to great effect for those who haven't given up on the possibility of intergenerational learning."— Andreas Hess, Professor of Sociology, University College Dublin, Ireland Looking back over the last 60 years of sociology in the UK, this book addresses the question of progress in the discipline. Campbell's critical and autobiographical reflections offer fresh insights into the history of sociology, and engages with the notion of academic reputation, how it is measured, and what it can tell us about scholarly progress. Has Sociology Progressed? will be of special interest to all sociologists and would-be sociologists interested in the past, present and future of their discipline, as well as scholars contemplating academic progress and motivation in general. HTTP:URL=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19978-4
Subjects	LCSH:Historical sociology LCSH:Sociology LCSH:Social sciences—Philosophy LCSH:Social history FREE:Historical Sociology FREE:Knowledge - Discourse FREE:Social Theory FREE:Social History
Classification	LCC:HM104 DC23:301
ID	8000062631
ISBN	9783030199784