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The theories of Talcott Parsons' are enjoying a revival in the
world of sociology. Rather than following closely the complex
original prose in an effort to explain the theory in its minutiae,
Holmwood presents a highly readable non-technical critique of
several of the strongest underlying sociological themes and shows
how, although flawed in many respects, these themes have been
recurring, in different forms, in the theories of those critical of
his work.
The theories of Talcott Parsons' are enjoying a revival in the
world of sociology. Rather than following closely the complex
original prose in an effort to explain the theory in its minutiae,
Holmwood presents a highly readable non-technical critique of
several of the strongest underlying sociological themes and shows
how, although flawed in many respects, these themes have been
recurring, in different forms, in the theories of those critical of
his work.
In 2014 `Trojan Horse' affair, an alleged plot to `Islamify'
several state schools in Birmingham, caused a previously highly
successful school to be vilified. Holmwood and O'Toole challenge
the accepted narrative and draw on the potential parallel with the
Hillsborough disaster to suggest a similar false narrative has
taken hold of public debate. This important book highlights the
major injustice inflicted on the teachers and shows how this affair
was used to criticise multiculturalism, and justify the expansion
of a broad and intrusive counter extremism agenda.
This book is a sustained argument for a creative and progressive
social science. Modern social theory, despite an optimistic gloss,
is profoundly pessimistic about social life and social inquiry.
This pessimism is traced to the explanatory failures of social
theory: failures that are shared by apparently disparate schools of
thought. The book traces these similarities across non-Marxist and
Marxist writings and in British, continental European and North
American authors. It also shows the persistence of negative
features over time, tracing cycles of hope to despair in successive
generations.;Specific examples of explanatory problems given
unprogressive treatment are chosen from the mainstream of current
sociology. How the re-definition of categories and processes can
solve these problems progressively is demonstrated. The object is
to turn social science towards the real problems of society whose
creative solution will expand human competence and practical
resources.
This major new three volume reference collection includes both
classic and contemporary papers and covers the main issues of
stratification -- status, class, occupation, gender, race and
ethnicity. Each article represents a distinctive theoretical
contribution which sets research agendas in its area. Together, the
volumes offer a comprehensive treatment of issues which lie at the
heart of social stratification and the modern discipline of
sociology. John Holmwood's selection includes papers covering over
150 years of research which address the changing character of
modern society as well as the relationships between issues of
employment, welfare, household and the state.
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open
Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.
The Browne report advocates, in effect, the privatisation of higher
education in England. With the proposed removal of the current cap
on student fees and the removal of state funding from most
undergraduate degree programmes, universities are set for a period
of major reorganisation not seen since the higher education reforms
in the 1960s. This book brings together some of the leading figures
in Higher Education in the UK to set out what they see as the role
of the university in public life. The book argues for a more
balanced understanding of the value of universities than that
outlined in the Browne Report. It advocates that they should not
purely be seen in terms of their contribution to economic growth
and the human capital of individuals but also in terms of their
contribution to the public. This book responds to the key debates
that the Browne review and Government statements have sparked, with
essays on the cultural significance of the university, the role of
the government in funding research, inequality in higher education,
the role of quangos in public life and the place of social science
research. It is a timely, important and considered exploration of
the role of the universities in the UK and a reminder of what we
should value and protect in our higher education system.
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