Making the Moral Case for Social Sciences

Stemming the Tide
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-57790-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 90 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 270 g

The social sciences have a legitimacy problem in the modern world. The natural sciences are viewed as 'proper science' by journalists and policy-makers because they discover 'truths', make money, and help governments solve problems. In turn, defenders of the social sciences borrow the language of instrumentality, profit and policy impact. Karl Spracklen, by contrast, makes the moral case for the social sciences, arguing that they are a necessary social good capable of fighting inequality and revealing the workings of hegemonic power.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Spracklen, K.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Fragen & Probleme
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. The Attack on Social Sciences
2. The Weakness of the Defence
3. The Moral Case for the Social Sciences
Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Karl Spracklen is a Professor of Leisure Studies at Leeds Beckett University, UK. He is an active scholar in leisure studies, sociology and music studies. He was Chair of the Leisure Studies Association, and is the author of over seventy publications, including Whiteness and Leisure (2013), and Digital Leisure (2015).