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Liberation sociology /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Feagin, Joe R.
Other Authors: Vera, Hernan, 1937-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Social justice.
Social ethics.
Sociology > Moral and ethical aspects.
Sociology > Political aspects.
Applied sociology.
Critical theory.
Justice sociale.
Morale sociale.
Sociologie > Aspect moral.
Sociologie > Aspect politique.
Sociologie appliquée.
Théorie critique.
Table of Contents:
  • What is liberation sociology?
  • Improving human societies: reassessing the classical theorists
  • U.S. Sociology from 1890s to 1970s: instrumental positivism and its challengers
  • Sociology today: instrumental positivism and continuing challenges
  • Sociology in action
  • Doing liberation social science
  • Liberation theory and liberating action: the contemporary scene
  • Sociology, present and future.