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Item Details
Title:
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SOCIOLOGY AND THE PUBLIC AGENDA
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By: |
William Julius Wilson (Editor) |
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Electronic book text |
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£40.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1452252637 |
ISBN 13: |
9781452252636 |
Publisher: |
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC EBOOKS |
Pub. date: |
20 September, 2012 |
Edition: |
1st edition |
Series: |
American Sociological Association Presidential 8 |
Description: |
The editor of this volume asserts that sociology's ostrich-like stance threatens to leave the discipline in a position of irrelevance to the world at large and compromises the support of policymakers, funders, media and the public.Wilson's vision is of a sociology attuned to the public agenda, influencing public policy through both short and long-range analysis from a sociological perspective. Using a variety of policy issues, perspectives, methods and cases, the distinguished contibutors to this volume both demonstrate and emphasize Wilson's ideas. |
Synopsis: |
The editor of this volume asserts that sociology's ostrich-like stance threatens to leave the discipline in a position of irrelevance to the world at large and compromises the support of policymakers, funders, media and the public.Wilson's vision is of a sociology attuned to the public agenda, influencing public policy through both short and long-range analysis from a sociological perspective. Using a variety of policy issues, perspectives, methods and cases, the distinguished contibutors to this volume both demonstrate and emphasize Wilson's ideas. |
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US |
Imprint: |
SAGE Publications Inc |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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