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Zygmunt Bauman - What Use is Sociology? - 9780745671253 - V9780745671253
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What Use is Sociology?

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Description for What Use is Sociology? Paperback. This book stands as a testimony to Bauman's belief in the enduring relevance of sociology. But it is also a call to us all to start questioning the world in which we live and to transform ourselves from being the victims of circumstance into the makers of our own history. For that, at the end of the day, is the use of sociology. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
What's the use of sociology? The question has been asked often enough and it leaves a lingering doubt in the minds of many. At a time when there is widespread scepticism about the value of sociology and of the social sciences generally, this short book by one of the world's leading thinkers offers a passionate, engaging and important statement of the need for sociology.

In a series of conversations with Michael Hviid Jacobsen and Keith Tester, Zygmunt Bauman explains why sociology is necessary if we hope to live fully human lives. But the kind of sociology he advocates ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
197g
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745671253
SKU
V9780745671253
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Ref
99-50

About Zygmunt Bauman
Zygmunt Bauman (1925-2017) was Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Leeds. His many books have become international bestsellers and have been translated into more than thirty languages. Michael Hviid Jacobsen is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Social Work, Aalborg University, Denmark. He has published extensively on issues such as social theory, death and ... Read more

Reviews for What Use is Sociology?
"In What Use is Sociology?, Bauman peels back this hegemonic veneer, asking not what counts as sociology, but rather, what use is sociology? Via this shift, he encourages sociological practitioners to move beyond being blind followers of the latest sociologicaltrends. Instead, through self-reflexive analysis of his own work, Bauman provides a rare backstage glimpse into an engaged sociology that places ... Read more

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