The Future of Sociology brings together outstanding sociologists in a variety of areas to present their expectations for the future development of sociological knowledge in their areas of expertise. The editors suggest that sociology, having forfeited primacy in the study of many social questions to other fields in the past few years, needs to become more responsive to changes. They react favourably to the increased concern among sociologists with research methodology, development of better data bases, and the application of knowledge. Specific prognoses for different areas of the field follow, covering the theoretical and methodological core of the discipline and different subfields -- social institutions, phenomena, agents of change and stratification.These thoughtful essays by leading sociologists on the future of sociology will make provocative reading. The volume was developed in cooperation with the Pacific Sociological Association.
- ISBN10 0803930240
- ISBN13 9780803930247
- Publish Date 18 January 1989
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 February 2010
- Publish Country US
- Imprint SAGE Publications Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 480
- Language English