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Social Knowledge in the Making
Charles Camic
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Description for Social Knowledge in the Making
Paperback. Over the years, researchers have successfully explored the inner workings of the physical and biological sciences using a variety of social and historical lenses. This book features essays that tackle a range of questions about the practices involved in the production, assessment, and use of diverse forms of social knowledge. Editor(s): Camic, Charles; Gross, Neil; Lamont, Michele. Num Pages: 464 pages, 4 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Over the past quarter century, researchers have successfully explored the inner workings of the physical and biological sciences using a variety of social and historical lenses. Inspired by these advances, the contributors to "Social Knowledge in the Making" turn their attention to the social sciences, broadly construed. The result is the first comprehensive effort to study and understand the day-to-day activities involved in the creation of social-scientific and related forms of knowledge about the social world. The essays collected here tackle a range of previously unexplored questions about the practices involved in the production, assessment, and use of diverse forms ... Read more
Over the past quarter century, researchers have successfully explored the inner workings of the physical and biological sciences using a variety of social and historical lenses. Inspired by these advances, the contributors to "Social Knowledge in the Making" turn their attention to the social sciences, broadly construed. The result is the first comprehensive effort to study and understand the day-to-day activities involved in the creation of social-scientific and related forms of knowledge about the social world. The essays collected here tackle a range of previously unexplored questions about the practices involved in the production, assessment, and use of diverse forms ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226092096
SKU
V9780226092096
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About Charles Camic
Charles Camic is the John Evans Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University and the author or editor of several volumes, including, most recently, Essential Writings of Thorstein Veblen. Neil Gross is associate professor of sociology at the University of British Columbia and the author of Richard Rorty: The Making of an American Philosopher. Michele Lamont is the Robert I. Goldman ... Read more
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