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Towards a Critical Sociology (Routledge Revivals)

2010-02-08 Social Science
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Book Synopsis Towards a Critical Sociology (Routledge Revivals) by : Zygmunt Bauman

Download or read book Towards a Critical Sociology (Routledge Revivals) written by Zygmunt Bauman. This book was released on 2010-02-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the better part of its history sociology shared with commonsense its assumption of the ‘nature-like’ character of society – and consequently developed as the science of unfreedom. In this powerful and engaging work, first published in 1976, Professor Bauman outlines the historical roots of such a science and describes how the new trends in sociology emerging from phenomenology and existentialism do not challenge this preoccupation. Rather, he claims, they deepen and extend it by stressing the key role of commonsense, particularly the ways in which it is sustained and embedded in the routines and assumptions of everyday life. Professor Bauman sets out the form of a critical sociology, based on emancipatory reason. His main concerns are the `validity' of commonsense and the truth of a theory which would resolve to transcend the limitations of commonsensical evidence. Aimed at human liberation A Critical Sociology is designed to question the very same routines and assumptions of everyday life informed by commonsense.

Towards a Critical Sociology

2010 Social Science
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Book Synopsis Towards a Critical Sociology by : Zygmunt Bauman

Download or read book Towards a Critical Sociology written by Zygmunt Bauman. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the better part of its history, sociology shared with commonsense its assumption of the 'nature-like' character of society - and consequently developed as the science of unfreedom. This work describes how the various trends in sociology emerging from phenomenology and existentialism do not challenge this preoccupation.

Towards a Critical Sociology

2010 Existentialism
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Release : 2010
Genre : Existentialism
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Sociology as Social Criticism (Routledge Revivals)

2012-09-10 Political Science
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Release : 2012-09-10
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis Sociology as Social Criticism (Routledge Revivals) by : Tom B. Bottomore

Download or read book Sociology as Social Criticism (Routledge Revivals) written by Tom B. Bottomore. This book was released on 2012-09-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 formulate new intellectual bases for future radical and egalitarian politics. It is written with that quiet wisdom and impressive command of sources which readers have come to associate with Professor Bottomore's work.

Sociology in Action (Routledge Revivals)

2013-09-13 Social Science
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Release : 2013-09-13
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Book Synopsis Sociology in Action (Routledge Revivals) by : Christopher G. A. Bryant

Download or read book Sociology in Action (Routledge Revivals) written by Christopher G. A. Bryant. This book was released on 2013-09-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1976, discusses four classical paradigms for sociology – the positivism of Saint-Simon and Comte, Durkheim, Marx and Weber – and four contemporary developments or revisions of them – the sociologie active of Dumazedier and his colleagues in France, sociology in Socialist Poland, the work of Dahrendorf and the ‘new sociology’ of Mills and his successors. Christopher Bryant suggests that no neutral language exists in which to compare the characteristics of these different paradigms, yet highlights those features which are common to all of them. Unique in its approach and analysis of the relationship between sociology and action, this book is of value and interest to students of sociology and theory and professional sociologists.

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