Getting Sociology Right
Author | : Neil J. Smelser |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 2014-04-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520958487 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520958489 |
Rating | : 4/5 (489 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Getting Sociology Right by : Neil J. Smelser
Download or read book Getting Sociology Right written by Neil J. Smelser and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2014-04-12 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neil J. Smelser, one of the most important and influential American sociologists, traces the discipline of sociology from 1969 to the early twenty-first century in Getting Sociology Right: A Half-Century of Reflections. Examining sociology as a vocation and building on the work of Talcott Parsons, Smelser discusses his views on the discipline of sociology and shows how his perspective of the field evolved in the postwar era.