In Praise of Sociology

by Marshall; GORDON

• ISBN13: 9780044456872
• ISBN10: 0044456875
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1990-12-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

In this lively and entertaining book, Gordon Marshall demonstrates the valuable qualities of British sociology and its importance for understanding contemporary society. He does so through exposition of ten classic studies of British society by British sociologists since 1945. In Praise of Sociology is an excellent introduction to the concerns and values of sociology, a powerful statement of the achievements of post-war British sociologists, and a manifesto for good sociology in the 1990s.

Table of Contents

The Author	p. iv
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
The Theme	p. 1
Social Class and Social Mobility	p. 12
Education and Culture	p. 35
Poverty in an Affluent Society	p. 55
Managing the New Technology	p. 78
Workers and Their Wages	p. 100
Race and Housing in the Inner City	p. 124
The Rise and Fall of the Mods	p. 149
Sociologists and Scientologists	p. 176
On the Social Origins of Clinical Depression	p. 205
Families and Social Networks- A Conclusion	p. 234
Further Reading	p. 249
Index	p. 258
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