National Traditions in Sociology - Sage Studies in International Sociology - Nikolai B. Genov - Books - SAGE Publications Inc - 9780803981973 - July 6, 1989
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Nikolai B. Genov
National Traditions in Sociology - Sage Studies in International Sociology

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The history of sociology -- outside of accounts of the thought and influence of such founding figures as Marx, Durkheim and Weber -- remains relatively little examined. With an increasing emphasis on the globalization of research and knowledge, there is a growing need for scholars to understand the context of disciplinary development in other countries. In this book an international team of authors consider the nature of sociology and its development in a range of countries. Concentrating on the period since 1945, they show how the intellectual and institutional history of sociology has varied widely. Key differences in the nature of sociology -- the stress on quantitative methods in American sociology, the growing influenc

Marc Notes: Papers developed in the course held at the Eleventh World Congress of Sociology in New Delhi in August 1986.; Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes: "these essays, well written and carefully documented are both interesting and intriguing.... Offers a a marvelous opportunity to discover how one's colleagues in other countries approach sociology.' - "Choice " Each essay in the book exposes the reader to the specific flavour of sociology practised in one or another state society, what the book achieves as a whole goes far beyond the intents of particular pieces. First, the book unfolds that sociology as a discipline shares a set of concepts, theories and methodologies irrespective of the character of the locale in which it is practised. Second, the book helps one, to identify the pre-requisities which fosters sociology as a creative discipline - cultural pluralism, political freedom and committment to analyze the problems of one's society' - "Sociological BulletinTable of Contents: National Sociological Traditions and Internationalization of Sociology - Nikolai GenovAustralian Sociology and Its Historical Environment - Diane Austin-BroosCanadian Sociology on the World Scene - David MillettThe Development of Sociology in Columbia - Gonzalo Catano and Gabriel RestrepoThe Development of Sociology in France after 1945 - Alain DrouardSociology in the German Democratic Republic - Rudi WeidigSociology in the Federal Republic of Germany - Johannes WeissTradition, Modernization, and Sociology (The Case of Hungary) - Kalman KulcsarIndian Sociology or Sociology in India? - Ramkrishna MukherjeeBuilding National Sociological Tradition in an African Subregion - Akinsola AkiwowoTraditions and Specific Features of Sociology in the USSR - Vilen Ivanov and Gennadi OsipovSociology in Britain after World War II - Martin AlbrowAmerican Sociology - Jonathan H Turner Its Growth and Contemporary Profile

Contributor Bio:  Genov, Nikolai Nikolai is a professor at the Institute of Sociology and a member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released July 6, 1989
ISBN13 9780803981973
Publishers SAGE Publications Inc
Pages 256
Dimensions 138 × 216 × 19 mm   ·   400 g
Language English  
Editor Genov, Nikolai B.

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