Has Sociology Progressed?
Reflections of an Accidental Academic
Authors: Campbell, Colin
Free Preview- The author is particularly well placed to address this fundamental question, having taught and researched in the discipline for over half a century, and having been eminent in several key sociological areasDraws the readers attention to the reasons they became sociologistsQuestions the received definition of academic success and progress
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Looking back over the last 60 years of sociology in the UK, this book addresses the question of progress in the discipline. Campbell's critical and autobiographical reflections offer fresh insights into the history of sociology, and engages with the notion of academic reputation, how it is measured, and what it can tell us about scholarly progress.
Has Sociology Progressed? will be of special interest to all sociologists and would-be sociologists interested in the past, present and future of their discipline, as well as scholars contemplating academic progress and motivation in general. - About the authors
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Colin Campbell is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of York, UK. His previous books include The Romantic Ethic and the Spirit of Modern Consumerism (2018), The Easternization of The West (2007), and The Myth of Social Action (1996).
- Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Who Now Reads Ginsberg?
Pages 1-15
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“Sociologists Eat Each Other”
Pages 17-28
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Sociological Groundhog Day
Pages 29-40
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Slash and Burn Sociology
Pages 41-53
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The Death of Scholarship
Pages 55-62
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Has Sociology Progressed?
- Book Subtitle
- Reflections of an Accidental Academic
- Authors
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- Colin Campbell
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-19978-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-19978-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-19977-7
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVIII, 134
- Number of Illustrations
- 1 b/w illustrations
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