Values, politics and science: the influence of social movements on sociology, other directed rebels

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There is concern among academics about the future of sociology as an academic discipline. The early history and development of sociology has been ignored. Idealism of sociologists in the 1960s has developed into orthodoxy. Critics initially perceived sociology as a type of social work, or as the domain of socialists. There has been resistance to using ideas from natural science in social science, while postmodernism has been criticised for moving sociology toward cultural studies.

Political aspects, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Associations, Social movements, Societies

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Resurrecting sociology as a vocation

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Sociology is one of the more important fields of study in the 1990s. Despite its reputation as a boring subject, sociology is the one field that can adequately explain the status of the present society. Although psychologists and journalists release more studies and books exploring the conditions society in the 1990s, the public tends to trust sociological publications and sociologists because of their high credibility factor.

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From 'Manufacturing Consent' to 'Global Ethnography': a retrospective examination

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This article discusses the manner in which Michael Burawoy's views on the development of capitalism influenced sociology, labor process theory, and ethnography. Topics include identity, social structure, and local history.

United States, History, Influence, Criticism and interpretation, Socialism, Capitalism, Labor movement, Manufacturing Consent: Changes in the Labor Process Under Monopoly Capitalism (Book), Global Ethnology (Book), Burawoy, Michael

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