Author: Lester Frank Ward
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sociology
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
Dynamic Sociology, Or, Applied Social Science
Author: Lester Frank Ward
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sociology
Languages : en
Pages : 762
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sociology
Languages : en
Pages : 762
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Dynamic Sociology ....
Author: Lester Frank Ward
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Category : Sociology
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sociology
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Pure Sociology
Author: Lester Frank Ward
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 644
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 644
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Sociology and Scientism
Author: Robert C. Bannister
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469616238
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
During the 1920s a new generation of American sociologists tried to make their discipline more objective by adopting the methodology of the natural sciences. Robert Bannister provides the first comprehensive account of the emergence of this "objectivism" within the matrix of the evolutionism of Lester Ward and other founders of American sociology. Objectivism meant confining inquiry to the observable externals of social behavior and quantifying the results. Although objectivism was a marked departure from the theoretical and reformist sociology of the prewar years, and caused often-fierce intergenerational struggle, sociological objectivism had roots deep in prewar sociology. Objectivism first surfaced in the work of sociology's "second generation," the most prominent members of which completed their graduate work prior to World War I. It gradually took shape in what may be termed "realist" and "nominalist" variants, the first represented by Luther Lee Bernard and the second by William F. Ogburn and F. Stuart Chapin. For Bernard, a scientific sociology was radical, prescribing absolute standards for social policy. For Ogburn and Chapin, it was essentially statistical and advisory in the sense that experts would concern themselves exclusively with means rather than ends. Although the objectivists differed among themselves, they together precipitated battles within the American Sociological Society during the 1930s that challenged the monopoly of the Chicago School, paving the way for the informal alliance of Parsonian theorists and a new generation of quantifiers that dominated the profession throughout the 1950s. By shedding new light on the careers of Ward and the other founders and by providing original accounts of the careers of the leading objectivists, Bannister presents a unique look at the course of sociology before and after World War I. He puts theory formation in an institutional, ideological, and biographical setting, and thus offers an unparalleled look at the formation of a modern academic profession.
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469616238
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
During the 1920s a new generation of American sociologists tried to make their discipline more objective by adopting the methodology of the natural sciences. Robert Bannister provides the first comprehensive account of the emergence of this "objectivism" within the matrix of the evolutionism of Lester Ward and other founders of American sociology. Objectivism meant confining inquiry to the observable externals of social behavior and quantifying the results. Although objectivism was a marked departure from the theoretical and reformist sociology of the prewar years, and caused often-fierce intergenerational struggle, sociological objectivism had roots deep in prewar sociology. Objectivism first surfaced in the work of sociology's "second generation," the most prominent members of which completed their graduate work prior to World War I. It gradually took shape in what may be termed "realist" and "nominalist" variants, the first represented by Luther Lee Bernard and the second by William F. Ogburn and F. Stuart Chapin. For Bernard, a scientific sociology was radical, prescribing absolute standards for social policy. For Ogburn and Chapin, it was essentially statistical and advisory in the sense that experts would concern themselves exclusively with means rather than ends. Although the objectivists differed among themselves, they together precipitated battles within the American Sociological Society during the 1930s that challenged the monopoly of the Chicago School, paving the way for the informal alliance of Parsonian theorists and a new generation of quantifiers that dominated the profession throughout the 1950s. By shedding new light on the careers of Ward and the other founders and by providing original accounts of the careers of the leading objectivists, Bannister presents a unique look at the course of sociology before and after World War I. He puts theory formation in an institutional, ideological, and biographical setting, and thus offers an unparalleled look at the formation of a modern academic profession.
Lester Ward and the Welfare State
Author: Henry Steele Commager
Publisher: ACLS History E-Book Project
ISBN: 9781628200621
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
A chronologically ordered collection of Lester Ward's writings on the welfare state.
Publisher: ACLS History E-Book Project
ISBN: 9781628200621
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
A chronologically ordered collection of Lester Ward's writings on the welfare state.
Classical Sociological Theory
Author: Craig Calhoun
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470655674
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
This comprehensive collection of classical sociological theory is a definitive guide to the roots of sociology from its undisciplined beginnings to its current influence on contemporary sociological debate. Explores influential works of Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Mead, Simmel, Freud, Du Bois, Adorno, Marcuse, Parsons, and Merton Editorial introductions lend historical and intellectual perspective to the substantial readings Includes a new section with new readings on the immediate "pre-history" of sociological theory, including the Enlightenment and de Tocqueville Individual reading selections are updated throughout
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470655674
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
This comprehensive collection of classical sociological theory is a definitive guide to the roots of sociology from its undisciplined beginnings to its current influence on contemporary sociological debate. Explores influential works of Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Mead, Simmel, Freud, Du Bois, Adorno, Marcuse, Parsons, and Merton Editorial introductions lend historical and intellectual perspective to the substantial readings Includes a new section with new readings on the immediate "pre-history" of sociological theory, including the Enlightenment and de Tocqueville Individual reading selections are updated throughout
Introduction to the Science of Sociology
Author: Robert Ezra Park
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Category : Sociology
Languages : en
Pages : 1074
Book Description
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Category : Sociology
Languages : en
Pages : 1074
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The Substance of Sociology
Author: Ephraim Harold Mizruchi
Publisher: Ardent Media
ISBN:
Category : Sociology
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Publisher: Ardent Media
ISBN:
Category : Sociology
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
An Introduction to Sociology
Author: Anthony Giddens
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780393988871
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages :
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ISBN: 9780393988871
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages :
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Sociology and Education
Author: Nathalie Bulle
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9783039115877
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Sociology and Education is a sound introduction to sociology of education. The book examines the respective logics behind the contemporary sociological approaches to education, their assumptions and their limits. It clarifies the links between psychology of cognitive development, micro-sociology and macro-sociology, as well as the role ascribed to human reason in social action. Special attention is given to major scientific discussions and empirical findings regarding inequality of educational opportunity. Rooted in both American and European sociology, the book helps the reader grasp the viewpoint of the different theoretical approaches to formal education and thus to envisage new perspectives.
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9783039115877
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Sociology and Education is a sound introduction to sociology of education. The book examines the respective logics behind the contemporary sociological approaches to education, their assumptions and their limits. It clarifies the links between psychology of cognitive development, micro-sociology and macro-sociology, as well as the role ascribed to human reason in social action. Special attention is given to major scientific discussions and empirical findings regarding inequality of educational opportunity. Rooted in both American and European sociology, the book helps the reader grasp the viewpoint of the different theoretical approaches to formal education and thus to envisage new perspectives.