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Sociology Faces Pessimism
Robert Benjamin Bailey
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Paperback. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
My initial interest in sociology stemmed from the desire to see specific social change in certain areas of my native United States of America. My rather naive assumption at that time was that if the truth is known about social phenomena and presented to rational and educated persons, public opinion will bring about the desirable social change. That is, I assumed some automatic linkage between truth, rationality and social progress. Certainly some of the so-called "pioneers" of sociology also assumed this automatic linkage. Thus, the opportunity to study in Europe, on the soil of some of these "pioneers" heightened my ... Read more
My initial interest in sociology stemmed from the desire to see specific social change in certain areas of my native United States of America. My rather naive assumption at that time was that if the truth is known about social phenomena and presented to rational and educated persons, public opinion will bring about the desirable social change. That is, I assumed some automatic linkage between truth, rationality and social progress. Certainly some of the so-called "pioneers" of sociology also assumed this automatic linkage. Thus, the opportunity to study in Europe, on the soil of some of these "pioneers" heightened my ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1958
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
Number of Pages
173
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401503198
SKU
V9789401503198
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