Editors:
- Includes contributions from historians and sociologists to stimulate greater interest, interdisciplinary cross-fertilisation and discussion
- Provides a number of case studies into individuals, disciplines and methodologies within British sociology, as well as larger critical, analytical and empirical revaluations of their significance
- Assesses and evaluates the teaching of sociology in Britain
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Neglected Legacies
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
For many years, the history of British Sociology has been a neglected area of study among sociologists. In more recent times, there are signs of a growing curiosity among British sociologists about their subject’s origins and development. This collection sets out both to encourage and satisfy that curiosity while recognising the value of history as a teaching tool that can be used to inspire young sociology students and furnish them with a deeper understanding of the development of British sociology.
The volume contains essays by distinguished sociologists and historians who discuss British sociology’s controversial origins, the neglected legacies of several individuals and institutions, the history of how the discipline was taught in the UK throughout the twentieth century, and its peculiar relationships with statistics and the humanities.
The History of Sociology in Britain reveals the distinct character of British sociology through the course of its historical evolution. It is an original contribution and valuable addition to the field which intersects with historiography, epistemology and literature.
Editors and Affiliations
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Sociology Department, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Plamena Panayotova
About the editor
Plamena Panayotova has written a doctoral thesis on the history of British Sociology and Statistics and currently teaches quantitative methods and statistical literacy at the University of Edinburgh, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The History of Sociology in Britain
Book Subtitle: New Research and Revaluation
Editors: Plamena Panayotova
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19929-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-19928-9Published: 19 July 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-19931-9Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-19929-6Published: 09 July 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 423
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Historical Sociology, Sociology of Education, Methodology of the Social Sciences