Sociology in Action (Routledge Revivals)

Acknowledgements; Part I: Introduction 1. The multi-paradigmatic state of sociology 2. The choice of paradigms for discussion 3. The sociology of knowledge or sociology in action? 4. Social development and macrosociology 5. The deterministic and active components of action 6. Consciousness and the problem of strategy 7. The relation between sociology and philosophy; Part II: Positivism 1. Introduction 2. Saint-Simon and Comte 3. Coda; Part III: Durkheim 1. Introduction 2. The crisis of modern societies 3. Towards social reconstruction and moral regeneration 4. Durkheim's sociology: some general comments 5. Durkheim's life and politics 6. Durkheim: an assessment; Part IV: La Sociologie active 1. Introduction 2. Intellectual sources 3. Basic principles 4. Work completed and in progress 5. La sociologie active: an assessment; Part V: Marx 1. Introduction 2. Conservatism and criticism 3. Alienated and liberation 4. Materialism and praxis 5. Marx's praxis 6. Marx: an assessment; Part VI: Sociology in a Socialist Society - The Case of Poland 1. Introduction 2. The history of sociology in the Soviet Union and Poland 3. Polish theoretical sociology 4. The sociologies of class and occupations in Poland 5. Future prospects for Polish sociology 6. The functions of sociology in socialist societies; Part VII: Weber 1. Introduction 2. Vales and social science 3. Politics and science as vocations 4. Weber's life and politics 5. Weber: an assessment; Part VIII: Dahrendorf 1. Introduction 2 Class and conflict 3. Class and inequality 4. Class, contest and change 5. Society and democracy in Germany 6. Uncertainty, science and politics 7. The social role of the sociologist 8. Dahrendorf's life and politics 9. Dahrendorf: an assessment; Part IX: The New Sociology 1. Introduction 2. Personal troubles of milieu and public issues of social structure 3. Criticism and independence 4. The bureaucratic ethos 5. Sociology: profession or discipline? 6. The new sociology and reflexivity: an assessment; Part X: Conclusions 1. The non-availability of a neutral language for the discussion of sociology in action 2. Criticism and choice 3. Concepts, commensurability and action 4. The need for strategy; Bibliography.