Sociology in South Africa

Historical Trajectories
2. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-3-032-27745-9
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Buch, Englisch, 223 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm

Reihe: Sociology Transformed

This book is the first comprehensive account of the history and current state of South African sociology. Providing a holistic picture of the subject both as it is taught in universities and as a field of research, it reveals the trajectories of a discipline in a challenging socio-political context. With the support of historical and scientometric data, it demonstrates how the changing political situation, from colonialism to apartheid to democracy, has influenced the nature, direction and foci of sociological research in the country. The author shows how, during the apartheid era, sociology was professionally fragmented and divided along language and race lines. It, however, flourished with the advent of democracy in 1994 and has become a unique academic movement. This insightful work will appeal to students and scholars of the social sciences, and all those interested in the history and society of South Africa. 

This new edition is fully updated to include new data from the intervening 10 years, integrate current literature, incorporate additional figures and tables, and feature scientometric keyword analysis supported by visual diagrams.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sooryamoorthy, R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Geschichte der Soziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Human- und Sozialwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. South African Sociology: A Glance.- Chapter 2. In Colonial Times.- Chapter 3. Struggling Under Apartheid, 1948-1993.- Chapter 4. In Democratic South Africa, 1994-2025.- Chapter 5. Sociological Research: Contemporary Characteristics.- Chapter 6. Outlook and Prospects.

Über Autor(innen)

R. Sooryamoorthy is Professor of Sociology and Fellow of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and a Research Fellow at the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in STI Policy, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.