| Sociological Visions: With Essays from Leading Thinkers of Our Time Contributor(s): Erickson, Kai (Author), Bell, Daniel (Contribution by), Dimaggio, Paul (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0847685098 ISBN-13: 9780847685097 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $27.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1997 Annotation: Written by some of today's most influential figures, these essays detail the authors' vision of the social problems and forces that shape our times and how such can be addressed by scientific inquiry or appropriate policy assessment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Essays |
| Dewey: 301 |
| LCCN: 97-9429 |
| Series: Phenomenology and Existential |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.85" W x 8.94" (0.93 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While other academic disciplines claim a focus around specific subject matter, sociologists think of their field as an approach to understanding the often invisible forces and social contexts that shape the way people conduct their lives. How these forces and contexts are structured is central to sociology. But how do sociologists analyze these invisible structures? This book contributes to our understanding by bringing together a remarkable set of master essays about modern sociology written by some of the leading figures of the field. Each author describes a vision of sociological inquiry or offers an example of research that illustrates approaches and problems encountered in doing sociological work. The collection is rounded out with a prologue by Kai Erikson, an epilogue by Paul DiMaggio, and an extraordinary autobiographical essay by Robert K. Merton. The book is introduced by its editor as a set of reflections, a gathering of visions. But the range of topics and the variety of authors represented make it a valuable introduction to sociology as a discipline and as a way of thinking. |