Offering a fresh approach to new explorations of the reconfigurations of sociological thought, this book provides a mix of literature review, original theory and autobiographical material in order to understand formations of sociological knowledge.

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Yes, you can access New Social Connections by J. Burnett, S. Jeffers, G. Thomas, J. Burnett,S. Jeffers,G. Thomas in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Geology & Earth Sciences. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2010

ISBN

9780230274877

Topic

Physical Sciences

Subtopic

Geology & Earth Sciences

Cover
Contents
Acknowledgements
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
1 Sociology and the Sociological Imagination: Reflections on, Disciplinarity and Intellectual Specialisation
2 Nouns and Verbs: Old and New Strategies for Sociology
3 Sociological Theory: Still Going Wrong?
4 A Plea for Earthly Sciences
5 Complexity, ‘Nature’ and Social Domination: Towards a Sociology of Species Relations
6 The Death of History in British Sociology: Presentism, Intellectual Entrepreneurship, and the Conundra of Historical Consciousness
7 Sociology and Post-colonialism: Another ‘Missing’ Revolution?
8 Towards a Multiplication of Specialised Assemblages of Territory, Authority, and Rights
9 The Changing Life-Course in British Sociology
10 Aspirations and Opportunities: A Career in Sociology
11 Cracking the Ivory Tower: Proposing ‘an Interpretive Public Sociology’
12 Sand in the Machine: Encouraging Academic Activism with Sociology HE Students Today
13 The Sociological Imagination As Popular Culture
Index