Discourse on Applied Sociology: Volume 2: Practising Perspectives (Key Issues in Modern Sociology) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843312751 ISBN 13: 9781843312758

Publisher: Anthem Press, 2007

Synopsis

This engaging two-volume study pursues a balance between theoretical and practical sociology.

Volume II, subtitled ‘Practising Perspectives’, provides workable guidelines for social scientists, policymakers, planners, administrators and social activists. The reader is also introduced to the sophisticated research methods employed in the social sciences. Emphasizing cross-cultural experiences and a global perspective, the essays study social problems using inductive and deductive approaches, measurable concepts and quantitative analysis. Modern crises precipitated by war, terrorism, anarchy and poverty are examined in practical and realistic terms.

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About the Author

Samir Dasgupta, D.Litt. is Professor and Chairperson, Department of Sociology at the University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India.

Robyn Bateman Driskell, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Sociology at Baylor University, Texas.

From the Back Cover

This engaging two-volume study urges a balance between theoretical and practical sociology. Applied sociologists adapt theoretical knowledge to actual human situations, using it to formulate social policy, investigate domestic and international social problems and create a pragmatic 'sociology of possibility'. These essays emphasize the close association of applied sociology with altruism, identity formation, race and ethnicity. They evaluate the empirical 'truths' of sociological theories and examine their relevance for contemporary research, poverty, demographic issues and social policies framed in the context of globalization. Each chapter of the study provides some workable guidelines for social scientists, policymakers, planners, administrators and social activists. The reader is also introduced to the sophisticated research methods employed in the social sciences. Excessive theorizing is avoided as modern crises precipitated by war, terrorism, anarchy and poverty are examined in practical and realistic terms.

Edition details

• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843312751
• ISBN 13: 9781843312758
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 249
• Editor: Dasgupta Samir, Driskell Robyn