The British Sociological Association : a sociological history / Jennifer Platt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Platt, Jennifer, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

British Sociological Association--History.

British Sociological Association.

Sociology--Great Britain--History.

Sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is about the development of sociology in Britain told through the story of its learned society, The British Sociological Association. Learned societies have been neglected in the history of the discipline, though they are a vital part of the social structure of academic life. The BSA has had its internal dynamics, but it has also been affected by external factors relevant to wider academic life, which range from government policies to the rise of feminism. These have had an important effect on all the social sciences, but their impact upon sociology has been particularly marked.</

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of tables; Abbreviations used; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Prehistory and foundation of the BSA; 3 The changing structure and functions of the Association; 4 The BSA and intellectual life; 5 Membership and activists; 6 'For women only'?; 7 Affairs of the head: conflict and defence; 8 How the organisation has run; 9 The BSA in its organisational context; 10 The BSA's trajectory: an overview; Notes on sources; Appendix; Bibliography; Index to content; Index to references

Notes:

First published 2003 by Sociologypress.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 2, 2014).

ISBN:

1-134-28233-8

1-315-07464-8

1-134-28226-5

9781315074641

OCLC:

878143570