Democrats and republicans in anthropology and sociology: How do they differ on public policy issues?

Article Abstract:

A survey of the US members of the American Anthropological Association and the American Sociological Association was conducted to investigate how democrats and republicans compare in their opinions on issues of economic regulation, personal choice, and the role of government. Results of the survey indicate that the differences generally fit the 'liberal' and the 'conservative' stereotypes.

Surveys, Republics, Political anthropology, American Anthropological Association

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Ambition, vocation, and sociology

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One of the keys to success in academic life is demonstrating self-confidence and ambition without revealing contempt or displaying arrogance. The professional engagement and disengagement and sociology and its relations to economics and biology are discussed.

Educational sociology, Educational anthropology

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Barbarians at the open gates: public sociology and the late modern turn

Article Abstract:

The successful co-existence of public and scientific roles is underlined through an examination cum critique of Burawoy's manifesto. It is argued that the distance between professional and public sociology is far from unbridgeable.

Technology and civilization, Technology and society, Critical theory

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