Sociologists and Social Progress - How Defeating Narratives Affect U.S. and Caribbean Sociological Academies (Hardcover)

This book utilizes narratives from U.S. and Caribbean scholars to examine the viability of sociologists changing the world from below through sporadic interdependent networks (Piven 2008). The conclusion reached is that in its current state, the academy can do little to improve conditions in society, as sociologists are themselves embattled by defeating narratives revolving around: poor personal experiences; the recalcitrance of Old World history; European epistemological meta-narratives, and; the multi-paradigmatic criteria for determining sociological knowledge. If sociologists are to finally influence society then the academy has to first overcome its calcified European and Anglo-American principles of domination.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	December 2010
Authors:	O. Alexander Miller
Dimensions:	240 x 163 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	176
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-3878-6
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Multicultural studies > General
LSN:	0-7391-3878-2
Barcode:	9780739138786

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