Overview
Includes numerous interesting and accessible anecdotes from the world's leading sociologists
Sheds light on these sociologists' university experience, teaching experience, publishing experience as well as their personal views on the discipline, society and the world
Will appeal to sociology students and scholars as well as general readers
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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About this book
This book gathers the author’s interviews with twenty leading sociologists from various fields at nine different prestigious universities in the USA, including their viewpoints, anecdotes and experiences in the world of sociology. Each chapter presents an interview with one sociologist, covering their views on contemporary sociology, their early university experiences, teaching experiences, experiences with publishing, and their reflections on life as a sociologist.
Through the dialogues, readers can learn about sociology as well as sociologists’ lives in a unique and insightful way – just as the author did – and embark on a journey of discovering sociology. The book helps readers find their own answers to the two main questions explored: “What is sociology?” and “What is a sociologist’s life like?”
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Journey of Discovering Sociology
Book Subtitle: What Sociology is in 20 Contemporary American Sociologists’ Eyes
Editors: Long Chen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6603-5
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Peking University Press 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-6602-8Published: 14 August 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-6605-9Published: 15 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-6603-5Published: 13 August 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 216
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociological Theory, Philosophy of the Social Sciences