Doing Sociology with Howard S. Becker

Erscheinungsjahr 2027
ISBN: 978-3-658-53493-6
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm

Howard S. Becker (1928–2023) is one of the most influential sociologists of the 20th century. With groundbreaking works such as (1963) and (1982), the American sociologist, jazz musician and photographer changed our understanding of society. In numerous methodology books, he promoted qualitative field research and developed (1998), which sociologists can use to critically examine and develop their research work. This introduction presents his work and situates it in the context of sociological history (Second Chicago School, Symbolic Interactionism), contemporary history (counterculture of the 1960s) and geography (USA, France).

The author highlights the relevance of Becker's studies for the sociology of education, professions and work, the sociology of deviance and crime, the sociology of art and the sociology of science, and demonstrates the significance of his 70-year career for the cultural and social sciences of the present day.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Danko, Dagmar

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Doing Things Together. Background: The Chicago School, Symbolic Interactionism and Jazz.- Repertoire I: Sociology of Education, Occupations and Work.- Repertoire II: Sociology of Deviance.- Repertoire III: Sociology of Art.- Repertoire IV: Methods.- Repertoire V: Sociology of Knowledge and Understanding of Science.- Conclusion: Society as Collective Action.- "I try to be civil about 'theory'". Interview with Howard S. Becker - Bibliography - Chronological table.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Dagmar Danko is a sociologist of art and culture, currently working at the Freiburg University of Music. Following studies in sociology, art history and European law, she obtained a doctorate in sociology with a thesis on the significance of contemporary art in social theories. Since then, she has lived and worked in Berlin and Paris and published several works, including an introduction to the sociology of art (2012, available in German and in Turkish).