Making of a Sociologist

Making of a Sociologist

EnglishHardback
Goldthorpe John H.
Taylor & Francis Ltd
EAN: 9781032974910
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This book offers a journey through the problems and the progress of the discipline of sociology in the UK and Europe throughout the second half of the twentieth century via an exploration of seven social settings from the life of a now eminent sociologist. It conceptualises the complex relation that exists between being and knowing, and between the personal knowledge that comes from lived experience and the essentially impersonal knowledge that any science seeks to pursue. The seven – very contrasting – settings are described in detail, together with reference to some of their leading personalities, such as David Glass, Karl Popper, Norbert Elias, Sebastian Sprott, Richard Hoggart, Noel Annan, E. M. Forster, Gösta Rehn, Chelly Halsey, Fred Hirsch and Jürgen Habermas. In each case, the author shows how his lived experience within these settings formed a substratum of his sociology and how he navigated the line between personal knowledge as a creative resource and personal knowledge as potential bias using methodological discipline. It will ultimately appeal to those with interests in sociology, philosophy of science, sociological histories, and biographical methods.

EAN 9781032974910
ISBN 1032974915
Binding Hardback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication date April 14, 2025
Pages 128
Language English
Dimensions 234 x 156
Country United Kingdom
Authors Goldthorpe John H.