{"product_id":"the-future-of-sociology-ideology-or-objective-social-science-paperback","title":"The Future of Sociology: Ideology or Objective Social Science? - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert LeRoux\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eThierry Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eStephen Turner\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the shift in sociology away from the shared aspiration of the classical transition, of transcending partiality through the construction of a \"science of society\", in the face of challenges to the notion of objectivity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the increasing subjugation of sociology to political ideologies and a growing emphasis on \"policy\", which casts sociology in the role of a provider of intellectual content for political programs, this volume asks whether the situation is the result of an exhaustion of ideas or might perhaps be rooted in the failure in the very program of establishing sociology as a science. Taking seriously the challenges to the classical aspiration of constructing theories that both explain and are grounded in empirical reality, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Future of Sociology\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e asks whether the core idea of transcending ideology is still worth pursuing, and whether there remains scope for making sociology scientific.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs such, it will appeal to scholars and students of sociology, social theory, and social scientific methodology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Leroux\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Sociology at the University of Ottawa, Canada. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eHistory and Sociology in France: From Scientific History to the Durkheimian School\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFrench Liberalism in the 19th Century\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePolitical Economy and Liberalism in France\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Anthem Companion to Gabriel Tarde\u003c\/em\u003e and the co-editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Anthem Companion to Maurice Halbwachs\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThierry Martin is Professor Emeritus at the University of Franche-Comté and a researcher at the Logiques de l´agir laboratory and at the Institut d'histoire et de philosophie des scienceset des techniques, France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Turner is Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Florida, USA. His recent books include \u003cem\u003eCognitive Science and the Social: A Primer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Politics of Expertise\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding the Tacit, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAmerican Sociology: From Pre-Disciplinary to Post-Normal\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52766030594355,"sku":"9781032045054","price":97.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NEJ2SG5qZWtMOXNtK1NwQmRoTmNzQT09.webp?v=1764638293","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-future-of-sociology-ideology-or-objective-social-science-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}