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The Normative Structure of Sociology: Conservative and Emancipatory Themes in Social Thought

By Hermann Strasser

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2016
ISBN
1138989614, 9781138989610
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1686916 bytes)
Edition
Paperback
Pages
288\41
Time added
2019-11-22 02:16:19

Description

In this provocative analysis of the central issues and developments in modern social theory, Dr Strasser contends that enquiry into the function, tasks and mission of sociology as a discipline can be understood only in relation to the subject's historical development. He believes that a discussion of the origin and intention of sociology, particularly in relation to the established social order, enables us to grasp fully the nature of sociological theory, both past and present. He maintains that a sociologist's own position in society, and consequently his views on its development and his way of expressing those views, will affect the theoretical position he takes up.

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