Public Sociology - From Social Facts to Literary Acts (Paperback, Second Edition)

Public Sociology, 2nd edition offers a fundamental enriching of method far beyond the scope of research methodology textbooks. It looks at sociology as a social act-as writing-in arguing for a public sociology that can more fully embrace and address crucial public issues. Building on the philosophy of science and recent postmodernist critiques, Agger shows how the social science text reproduces the existing social world, suppressing science's author in order to position itself as simply a mirror of nature, not a deliberate human version replete with ontology, theory, values, and politics. As such, method is an argument that polemicizes quietly for a certain view of the world. Agger peruses how science could be crafted differently, acknowledging, even embracing its authoriality while opening it to crosscurrents of other humanistic writing. Only by liberating sociology from the "secret writing" of science can its ineradicable humanity be realized. But rather than dwelling on recent critiques, this, more than any other book, looks ahead to a new way of doing science-one that is simultaneously more scientific and humanistic. Its prescient view of how social science can take the lead in building a more democratic public sphere will make it a must-read for every student and researcher.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2007
First published:	March 2007
Authors:	Ben Agger
Dimensions:	230 x 154 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
Edition:	Second Edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7425-4106-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General
LSN:	0-7425-4106-1
Barcode:	9780742541061

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