Sociology and ideology / edited by Eliezer Ben-Rafael.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ben Rafael, Eliezer.

Series:

International studies in sociology and social anthropology 0074-8684 ; v. 90.

International studies in sociology and social anthropology, 0074-8684 ; v. 90

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology--Philosophy.

Sociology.

Physical Description:

ix, 144 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.

Summary:

When examining how the social sciences have dealt with ideology, one's first impression is often one of considerable confusion. Sociology in particular is the scene of heated debates about ideology. These debates go sometimes so far as to echo doubts of participants with regard to their opponents' scientific endeavor, even straightforward denials of their scientific status. This volume brings together a series of articles that throw light on selected aspects of this intricate matter by well-known sociologists Boudon, Wittrock, Arnason, Touraine, Smolicz, Secombe, Wieviorka, Ben-Rafael and Sternberg.

Contents:

The Social Sciences and the Two Types of Relativism / Raymond Boudon 1

Sociology, Critique and Modernity: Views Across the European Divide / Johann P. Arnason 19

The Decline of the Social / Alain Touraine 41

Sociology as a Science of Culture: Linguistic Pluralism in Australia and Belarus / Jerzy J. Smolicz, Margaret J. Secombe 53

An Old Theme Revisited: Sociology and Ideology / Michel Wieviorka 79

Sociology and the Critical Reflexivity of Modernity: Scholarly Practices in Historical and Comparative Context / Bjorn Wittrock 101

Divergent Commitments and Identity Crisis / Eliezer Ben-Rafael, Yitzhak Sternberg 119.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9004131043

OCLC:

52602833