The public sociology debate : ethics and engagement / edited by Ariane Hanemaayer and Christopher J. Schneider.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schneider, Christopher J., author, editor.

Hanemaayer, Ariane, 1984- author, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology--Philosophy.

Sociology.

Sociology--Methodology.

Sociology--Moral and ethical aspects.

Sociology--Study and teaching.

Applied sociology.

Physical Description:

xx, 286 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, [2014]

Summary:

In 2004, Michael Burawoy challenged sociologists to move beyond the ivory tower and into the realm of activism, to engage in public discourses about what society could or should be. His call to arms sparked debate among sociologists. Which side would sociologists take? Would "public sociology" speak for all sociologists? In this volume, leading Canadian experts continue the debate by discussing their discipline's mission and practice and the role that ethics plays in research, theory, and teaching. By doing so, they offer insights into where their discipline is heading and why it matters to people inside and outside the university. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Debating the Normative Dimensions of Professional Sociology

1 Returning to the Classics: Looking to Weber and Durkheim to Resolve the Theoretical Inconsistencies of Public Sociology / Ariane Hanemaayer Hanemaayer, Ariane 31

2 Public Sociology, Professional Sociology, and Democracy / Axel Van Den Berg Berg, Axel Van Den 53

Part 2 Critical Reflections on the Possibility of Public Sociology

3 L'Ouverture des bouches: The Social and Intellectual Bases for Engaged and Public Social Theory / Scott Schaffer Schaffer, Scott 77

4 Precarious Publics: Interrogating a Public Sociology for Migrant Workers in Canada / Jill Bucklaschuk Bucklaschuk, Jill 108

5 Reflections on the Theory and Practice of Teaching Public Sociology / Susan Prentice Prentice, Susan 132

Part 3 Blurring the Line between Policy and Public Sociology

6 Public Sociology and Research Ethics / Anne Mesny Mesny, Anne 153

7 Coral W. Topping, Pioneer Canadian Public Sociologist: "A Veteran Warrior for Prison Reform" / Rick Helmes-Hayes Helmes-Hayes, Rick 175

Part 4 Innovative Engagements in Public Scholarship

8 Social Media and e-Public Sociology / Christopher J. Schneider Schneider, Christopher J. 205

9 Public Ethnography as Public Engagement: Multimodal Pedagogies for Innovative Learning / Phillip Vannini Vannini, Phillip, Laura Milne Milne, Laura 225.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Public sociology debate.

ISBN:

9780774826631

0774826630

OCLC:

862781769