
Sceptical Sociology (RLE Social Theory)
John Carroll(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 8. August 2014
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-1-138-78405-5 (ISBN)
Description
John Carroll contends that since 1918 sociology has distinguished itself by making society appear as dull as it is at its worst. Using barbaric jargon, legalistic syntax and vacuous statistical tables, and driven by an obsession with the humdrum, it has exhibited some of the worst traits of the culture it should have been laying bare. Sceptical Sociology examines where sociology went wrong, and what ought to be done to transform it into a worthwhile enterprise.
In a series of studies of contemporary Western society, the author puts into practice the principles of a 'sceptical sociology'. There are enquiries into the cleanliness compulsion among housewives, the conflicting dream and reality of the tourist, the moral centrality of the car, the tactics of the latest shopping palaces. There is an allegory on fur hats, a dark portrait of a typical modern marriage, a putting of intellectuals in their place, and a pursuit of the sociology of space through the universal longing for home. The author contends that sociology ought to be the important stories about a society and its times, well told. Sceptical Sociology attempts to show that it can be well done.
In a series of studies of contemporary Western society, the author puts into practice the principles of a 'sceptical sociology'. There are enquiries into the cleanliness compulsion among housewives, the conflicting dream and reality of the tourist, the moral centrality of the car, the tactics of the latest shopping palaces. There is an allegory on fur hats, a dark portrait of a typical modern marriage, a putting of intellectuals in their place, and a pursuit of the sociology of space through the universal longing for home. The author contends that sociology ought to be the important stories about a society and its times, well told. Sceptical Sociology attempts to show that it can be well done.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
560 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-78405-5 (9781138784055)
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Content
1. Sceptical Sociology2. The Fur Hat3. In Spite of Intellectuals4. A Modern Marriage5. Shopping World: The Palace of Modern Consumption6. The Soap Fetish7. Automobile Culture and Citizenship8. The Tourist9. On Homecoming, or Man's Tyranny Over Space10. The Sceptic Turns Consumer: An Outline of Australian Culture11. Authority and the Teacher12. Confessional Sceptical Afterthought