Horowitz Sociological Self-Images

A Collective Portrait
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4831-4771-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Web PDF

Sociological Self-Images: A Collective Portrait is a collection of papers on the self-images of different sociologists regarding their work, their profession, and their contributions to the social sciences. The book is comprised of 14 papers contributed by different experts in sociology, each of whom seeks to answer the following questions: 1. What do you consider the most unique characteristics of your way of defining sociology? 2. What is your view of the current relationship between sociological theory and social application? 3. Which sociologists influenced you or do you most respect? Are they the same now as in your formative years? 4. Which of your writings do you like best and why? 5. What impact would you say your sociological efforts have had on reshaping the field? The book is an excellent resource for those who study sociology and wish to know and be inspired by the views, opinions, and works of other sociologists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Horowitz, Irving Louis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Sociological Self-Images: A Collective Portrait;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Dedication;8
6;CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION;10
7;CHAPTER 2. A LIFE OF SYNTHESIS;14
7.1;Synthesis, Parasitism, and Approximation;16
7.2;SOCIOLOGICAL AXIOMS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PROPOSITIONS;24
7.3;Logic Versus Explanation;29
7.4;NOTES;32
7.5;REFERENCES;33
8;CHAPTER 3. REFLECTIONS ON MY WORK;36
8.1;On Applied Research;42
8.2;What Sociologists Have Influenced Me?;44
8.3;My Books;46
8.4;My Impact on Sociology;47
8.5;NOTE;49
8.6;REFERENCES;49
9;CHAPTER 4. MIND, METHODOLOGY, AND MACROSOCIOLOGY;52
10;CHAPTER 5. INTELLECTUAL JOURNEY;70
10.1;Methods: Logical and Sociological;70
10.2;Neodialectic Inquiry;75
10.3;The Grammar of Sociology;77
10.4;Problems with Empirical Research;80
10.5;Conclusion;90
11;CHAPTER 6. THE SOCIOLOGIST AS NATURALIST;92
11.1;Curiosity and Psychiatry;94
11.2;Sociology and Social Problems;98
12;CHAPTER 7. PERSONAL REMARKS ON SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN THE THIRD WORLD;102
12.1;The Politics of Developing Interviews;104
12.2;IDENTIFYING TOP LEADERS;104
12.3;ARRANGING INTERVIEWS;105
12.4;THE INTERVIEW SITUATION;106
12.5;CONFIDANTS;108
12.6;The Passing of Traditional Research Methods;109
12.7;American Values Abroad;110
12.8;The Civil Social Scientist;114
12.9;NOTES;116
12.10;REFERENCES;116
13;CHAPTER 8. A NATURAL HISTORY OF ONE SOCIOLOGICAL CAREER;118
13.1;The University of Chicago;120
13.2;On Research and Publications;126
13.3;University Administration, National Commissions, etc.;130
13.4;Conclusion;132
13.5;REFERENCES;133
14;CHAPTER 9. SOCIAL ANALYSIS AND SOCIAL ACTION;134
14.1;Analysis: Substance and Problems;135
14.2;Practice: Needs and Roles;139
14.3;NOTES;142
14.4;REFERENCES;143
15;CHAPTER 10. SOCIALISM AND SOCIOLOGY;144
16;Chapter 11. ELEMENTS OF A SOCIOLOGICAL SELF-IMAGE;178
16.1;On Defining Characteristics;179
16.2;On Work;185
16.3;On Impact;191
16.4;NOTES;192
16.5;REFERENCES;193
17;Chapter 12. SOCIOLOGY AS AN IDEA SYSTEM;194
18;Chapter 13. EGO, ENERGY AND THE EDUCATION OF A SOCIOLOGIST;206
18.1;Then . . .;208
18.2;. . . And Now;210
18.3;Assumptions;211
18.4;And Goals;213
19;Chapter 14. TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND IDEAS A Personal Account;216
19.1;Social Area Analysis;219
19.2;Urban Neighborhoods and Individual Behavior;225
19.3;Familism and Suburbanization;228
19.4;Jamaican Leaders;231
19.5;The Democratic Revolution in the West Indies;236
19.6;An Experiment in Graduate Education;243
19.7;Images of the Future;248
19.8;NOTES;252
20;REFERENCES;253