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Politics in the human interest : applying sociology in the real world / William Du Bois and R. Dean Wright.
LIBRA HN29.5 .D85 2007
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Van Pelt Library HN29.5 .D85 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Du Bois, William D. (William David)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Applied sociology.
- Social change.
- Social problems.
- Physical Description:
- 129 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2007]
- Summary:
- Politics in the Human Interest presents the striking proposition that by paying attention to what's been learned about human behavior, we can develop a political agenda that is in the human interest. William Du Bois and R. Dean Wright, editors of Applying Sociology: Making a Better World, seek a synthesis of the disciplines by returning to the bold conversation of August Comte, Lester Ward, Robert Lynd, Erich Fromm, Abraham Maslow, Alvin Gouldner, Ernest Becker, and Alfred McClung Lee. As economist Kenneth Boulding once said, "The question for the social sciences is simply, what is better-and how do we get there?" Politics in the Human Interest provides an important foundation for the answer and explores the theoretical basis of a humanistic sociology. It returns to the original progressive agenda-that knowledge about human behavior can be used to create social progress and a better world. Politics in the Human Interest is perfect for advanced undergraduate courses and graduate courses as well as for sociology professionals.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Applying sociology in the real world
- The politics of sociology
- Sociology and social change
- The human agenda : values and priorities
- The progressive agenda : positive social change
- The knowledge wars
- Public education
- Introduction to section II: Putting all the disciplines together: sociology's answer to sociobiology
- Human nature : basic needs and processes
- Progressive politics : the mind intervenes in evolution
- The foundations of humanistic sociology.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [125]-129).
- ISBN:
- 9780739117705
- 073911770X
- 9780739117712
- 0739117718
- OCLC:
- 80460398
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