Comment on Turner
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Turner's suggestion to use an engineering approach to address methodological and theoretical issues in the application of sociology to social problems is considered. It is acknowledged that sociological theory lacks relevance in real-world situations. However, rational choice theory and social network theory are noted to have been used for management and business applications. Turner's recommendations for resolving issues in sociological practice are noteworthy but serious obstacles remain, not least of which is intellectual infighting within the community of American sociologists.
Publication Name: Sociological Perspectives
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0731-1214
Year: 1998
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Let us rekindle the passion by constructing a robust science of the social
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Internal changes must be made to revitalize and transform the study and teaching of sociology into a scientific discipline that contributes to humanity. Interest in sociology has decreased as indicated by the decrease in enrollments and the removal of courses and departments in colleges and universities. Socioligists can promote the revitalization of the discipline by incorporating laboratory procedures in their research techniques as well as by using modern equipment to analyze social processes and develop new principles.
Publication Name: The Sociological Quarterly
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0038-0253
Year: 1995
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The third party standpoint, postmodernism, and the study of social transactions
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The New Iowa School is developing generic principles of social life through the use of a third party viewpoint. This methodology is currently applied to the analysis of social transactions, self-transformations, social relationships and social structures. This approach is consistent with sociology's goals, unlike the epistemic approach of postmodernists such as Norman K. Denzin, Carolyn Ellis, Laurel Richardson and Steven Seidman.
Publication Name: Sociological Perspectives
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0731-1214
Year: 1996
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