Sociology and Its Publics: The Forms and Fates of Disciplinary Organization

Sociology and Its Publics: The Forms and Fates of Disciplinary Organization
ISBN-10
0226313808
ISBN-13
9780226313801
Category
Social Science
Pages
429
Language
English
Published
1992-10-15
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Authors
Terence C. Halliday, Morris Janowitz, Senior Research Fellow Terence C Halliday

Description

Sociology faces troubling developments as it enters its second century in the United States. A loss of theoretical coherence and a sense of disciplinary fragmentation, a decline in the quality of its recruits, the cooptation of its clients, a muted public voice, and sinking prestige in governmental circles—these are only a few of the trends signalling a need for renewed debate about how sociology is organized. In this volume, some of the most authoritative voices in the field confront these conditions, offering a variety of perspectives as they challenge sociologists to self-examination.

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