What Use Is Sociology?: Conversations with Michael Hviid Jacobsen and Keith Tester
What's the use of sociology? The question has been asked often enough and it leaves a lingering doubt in the minds of many. At a time when there is widespread scepticism about the value of sociology and of the social sciences generally, this short book by one of the world's leading thinkers offers a passionate, engaging and important statement of the need for sociology.In a series of conversations with Michael Hviid Jacobsen and Keith Tester, Zygmunt Bauman explains why sociology is necessary if we hope to live fully human lives. But the kind of sociology he advocates is one which sees 'use' as more than economic success and knowledge as more…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Jacobsen, Michael Hviid / Tester, Keith
- ISBN: 978-0-7456-7125-3
- EAN: 9780745671253
- Produktnummer: 15240042
- Verlag: Polity Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 180 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B13.6 cm x D1.5 cm 197 g
- Auflage: New
- Gewicht: 197
Über den Autor
Zygmunt Bauman is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Leeds. His many books have become international bestsellers and have been translated into more than thirty languages.Michael Hviid Jacobsen is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Social Work, Aalborg University, Denmark. He has published extensively on issues such as social theory, death and dying, and methodology.Keith Tester is Professor of Sociology at the University of Hull. He has published widely in sociology and is recognised as one of the leading interpreters of the work of Zygmunt Bauman.
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