These essays, commissioned by John Rex, reflect the state of sociology in Britain today. Leading representatives of the diverse ‘schools’ provide lucid acco

Professor John Rex was one of Britain’s most eminent sociologists, and a teacher of a whole generation of sociology students. In this book he presents a stimu

In their efforts to emulate the methodology which had proved so successful in the natural sciences, the social sciences – including sociology – have not yet

Professor Rex’s controversial book concerns not only those who are professional sociologists but all thinking people who live in the modern world. One of the

Most professional sociologists claim that sociology is, or ought to be, a theoretical science. Keith Dixon argues here that this claim is formulated in such a w