Sociology as an Art Form

Sociology as an Art Form
Author: Robert Nisbet
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2017-09-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1351488929

""One of our most original social thinkers,"" according to the New York Times, Robert Nisbet offers a new approach to sociology. He shows that sociology is indeed an art form, one that has a strong kinship with literature, painting, Romantic history, and philosophy in the nineteenth century, the age in which sociology came into full stature. Sociology as an Art Form is an introduction for the initiated and the uninitiated in so-ciology.Nisbet explains the degree to which sociology draws from the same creative impulses, themes and styles (rooted in history), and actual modes of representa-tion found in the arts. He shows how the founding sociologists such as Marx, Weber, Durkheim, and Simmel constructed portraits (of the bourgeois, the worker, and the intellectual) and landscapes (of the masses, the poor, the factory system), all reflecting and contribut-ing to identical portraits and landscapes found in the literature and art of the period. In addition to marking the similarities between sociologists' and artists' efforts to depict motion or movement, Nisbet emphasizes the relation of sociology to the fin de siecle in art and literature, with examples such as alienation, anomie, and degeneration. He creates an elegant, brilliantly reasoned appraisal of sociology's contribution to modern culture.This book will be of interest to sociologists, artists, and anyone interested in how the fields relate to one another.

Cambridge International AS and A Level Sociology Coursebook

Cambridge International AS and A Level Sociology Coursebook
Author: Chris Livesey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2014-08-28
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1107673399

This revised set of resources for Cambridge International AS and A Level Sociology syllabus (9699) is thoroughly updated for the latest syllabus. Written by a highly experienced author, the Coursebook provides comprehensive support for the syllabus. Accessible language combined with the clear, visually-engaging layout makes this an ideal resource for the course. Discussion of significant sociological research, case studies, explanation of key terms and questions within the text reinforce knowledge. Stimulating activities build interpretation and application as well as analytical and evaluation skills. Revision checklists help in consolidating understanding. The book provides complete exam support with each chapter culminating in exam-style questions and a further chapter dedicated to revision, and examination skills and practice. A Teacher's CD-ROM is also available.

Sociology as a Population Science

Sociology as a Population Science
Author: John H. Goldthorpe
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2016
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1107127831

Provides a new rationale for recent developments in sociology which focus on establishing and explaining probabilistic regularities in human populations.

Sociology in America

Sociology in America
Author: Craig Calhoun
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 929
Release: 2008-09-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0226090965

Though the word “sociology” was coined in Europe, the field of sociology grew most dramatically in America. Despite that disproportionate influence, American sociology has never been the subject of an extended historical examination. To remedy that situation—and to celebrate the centennial of the American Sociological Association—Craig Calhoun assembled a team of leading sociologists to produce Sociology in America. Rather than a story of great sociologists or departments, Sociology in America is a true history of an often disparate field—and a deeply considered look at the ways sociology developed intellectually and institutionally. It explores the growth of American sociology as it addressed changes and challenges throughout the twentieth century, covering topics ranging from the discipline’s intellectual roots to understandings (and misunderstandings) of race and gender to the impact of the Depression and the 1960s. Sociology in America will stand as the definitive treatment of the contribution of twentieth-century American sociology and will be required reading for all sociologists. Contributors: Andrew Abbott, Daniel Breslau, Craig Calhoun, Charles Camic, Miguel A. Centeno, Patricia Hill Collins, Marjorie L. DeVault, Myra Marx Ferree, Neil Gross, Lorine A. Hughes, Michael D. Kennedy, Shamus Khan, Barbara Laslett, Patricia Lengermann, Doug McAdam, Shauna A. Morimoto, Aldon Morris, Gillian Niebrugge, Alton Phillips, James F. Short Jr., Alan Sica, James T. Sparrow, George Steinmetz, Stephen Turner, Jonathan VanAntwerpen, Immanuel Wallerstein, Pamela Barnhouse Walters, Howard Winant

Sociology as Applied to Medicine

Sociology as Applied to Medicine
Author: Graham Scambler
Publisher: Bailliere Tindall
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1997
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

The 4th edition of this firmly established text gives a comprehensive introduction to the sociology of health, illness and health policy. Presents the principles of medical sociology and emphasizes practical issues. The text is concise, and designed in two colors with highlight boxes for easy use.

The Sacred Project of American Sociology

The Sacred Project of American Sociology
Author: Christian Smith
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2014
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0199377138

The Sacred Project of American Sociology shows, counter-intuitively, that the secular enterprise that everyday sociology appears to be pursuing is actually not what is really going on at sociology's deepest level. Sociology today is in fact animated by sacred impulses, driven by sacred commitments, and serves a sacred project. This book re-asserts a vision for what sociology is most important for, in contrast with its current commitments, and calls sociologists back to a more honest, fair, and healthy vision of its purpose.

Sociology for A2 AQA

Sociology for A2 AQA
Author: Ken Browne
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Sociology
ISBN: 9780745641898

This new textbook has been designed to accompany Ken Browne's widely-used Sociology for AS AQA. Ken Browne has teamed up with co-authors Jonathan Blundell, Pamela Law and Margaret Whalley who have a wealth of classroom experience and all share a passion for teaching sociology. In this book they combine sociological rigour and accessibility for final-year A-level students.This exciting, full-colour textbook includes:chapters on each topic covered in the A2 specification;special sections on research methods in the chapter on crime and deviance, and stratification and differentiation;up-to-date discussions of a wide range of recent sociological data and debates;lots of colour photographs and diagrams to bring ideas to life and fire students' imaginations;a dedicated website, including resources for teachers and additional material designed to help students revise or research themes in the book.Key sociological terms are systematically highlighted throughout the text and are included in a comprehensive glossary, with thoughtful questions and activities at important points within the chapters to develop and test students' understanding further. Exam style questions are also found in every chapter.Pitched at exactly the right level for the new AQA A2 sociology specification, the book provides all the tools necessary to help students achieve top grades and encourage them to take their study of sociology further, whatever their needs, interests and abilities.

Sociology is a Martial Art

Sociology is a Martial Art
Author: Pierre Bourdieu
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9781595585431

Table of Contents Introduction Gisèle Sapiro ix Part I On Journalism and Television 1 Journalism and Politics 3 On Television 11 The Olympics-an Agenda for Analysis 62 The Power of Journalism 65 From Miscellany to a Matter of State 75 Questions of Words 78 Part II Acts of Resistance: Against the Tyranny of the Market 83 To the Reader 85 The Left Hand and the Right Hand of the State 86 Sollers tel quel 94 The Status of Foreigners: A Shibboleth 97 Abuse of Power by the Advocates of Reason 100 The Train Driver's Remark 102 Against the Destruction of a Civilization 104 The Myth of "Globalization" and the European Welfare State 108 The Thoughts of Chairman Tietmeyer 121 Social Scientists, Economic Science, and the Social Movement 127 For a New Internationalism 133 Return to Television 141 The Government Finds the People Irresponsible 147 Job Insecurity Is Everywhere Now 149 The Protest Movement of the Unemployed, a Social Miracle 155 The Negative Intellectual 158 Neoliberalism, the Utopia (Becoming a Reality) of Unlimited Exploitation 160 Part III Firing Back: Against the Tyranny of the Market 2 171 Letter to the American Reader 173 Preface 175 For a Scholarship with Commitment 179 The Imposition of the American Model and Its Effects 186 The Invisible Hand of the Powerful 191 Against the Policy of Depoliticization 200 For a European Social Movement 212 Grains of Sand 220 Culture Is in Danger 222 Unite and Rule 234 Part IV Interviews and New Acts of Resistance 245 For a Real Mobilization of Organized Forces 247 For a Permanent Organization of Resistance to the New World Order 251 The Intellectual Is Not Ethically Neutral 255 A Sociologist in the World 261 Epilogue: Remembering Pierre Bourdieu Craig Calhoun 279 Priscilla Parkhurst Ferguson's Translator's Note: On Television 288 References 291 Notes 295 Permissions 309

Introduction to Sociology 2e

Introduction to Sociology 2e
Author: Nathan J. Keirns
Publisher:
Total Pages: 513
Release: 2015-03-17
Genre: Sociology
ISBN: 9781938168413

"This text is intended for a one-semester introductory course."--Page 1.