A History of Sociological Research Methods in America, 1920-1960 (Ideas in Context)
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'... this study bears the closest examination for several reasons. First, it is a model of careful construction and meticulous research. Second, it makes us reconsider our perceptions of a period of sociology when America dominated the world. And third, and most important, is that it forces us to think critically about the discipline.' Frank Webster, The Times Higher Education Supplement
'This is an outstanding contribution to our understanding of what really went on in US universities at a key point in the development of sociology and an almighty sideswipe at a great deal of the discipline's subordination to theorists from within and from without the subject. Sociologists should not just order this book for the library and leave it to gather dust. Buy it, study it and reflect on the state of their subject.' Frank Webster, The Times Higher Education Supplement
'Even if for no other reason this book should be studied for its appreciation of the diversity of sociological work that once was undertaken in the United States and for making us realise that there may be a gap between what gets said in textbooks on method and what happens on the ground in empirical research.' Frank Webster, The Times Higher Education Supplement
Book Description
This is the first book on the general history of U.S. sociological research methods. It provides systematic archival, documentary and interview data that question conventional views, showing that the extensive work done on sociological theory gives only a partial picture of the history of sociology. Research practice is affected by many other factors. This detailed study develops our understanding both of the history of social thought, and the settings in which social research is produced, raising wider issues of method in the history of ideas.
A History of Sociological Research Methods in America, 1920-1960 (Ideas in Context),Jennifer Platt,Quentin Skinner,Lorraine Daston,Dorothy Ross,James Tully,Cambridge University Press,0521646499,History,Reference,Research,Science/Mathematics,Sociology,Sociology - Social Theory,History of ideas, intellectual history,Inter-war period, 1918-1939,Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000,Second World War, 1939-1945,Social Science / General,Sociology, Social Studies,Sociology--Research--United States--History,USA
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