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Making the Moral Case for Social Sciences
Karl Spracklen
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Description for Making the Moral Case for Social Sciences
Hardback. Social sciences are measured, attacked and defended for the money they make, or the ways in which they help governments control citizens. In this book, Karl Spracklen makes the moral case that social sciences are necessary to reveal the truth about power, and to help fight inequality. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 266.
The social sciences have a legitimacy problem in the modern world. The natural sciences are viewed as 'proper science' by journalists and policy-makers because they discover 'truths', make money, and help governments solve problems. In turn, defenders of the social sciences borrow the language of instrumentality, profit and policy impact. Karl Spracklen, by contrast, makes the moral case for the social sciences, arguing that they are a necessary social good capable of fighting inequality and revealing the workings of hegemonic power.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Number of Pages
90
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137577900
SKU
V9781137577900
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99-15
About Karl Spracklen
Karl Spracklen is a Professor of Leisure Studies at Leeds Beckett University, UK. He is an active scholar in leisure studies, sociology and music studies. He was Chair of the Leisure Studies Association, and is the author of over seventy publications, including Whiteness and Leisure (2013), and Digital Leisure (2015).
Reviews for Making the Moral Case for Social Sciences
"Karl Spracklen issues a clarion call for critical thinkers in all the social sciences to unite and fight. He argues that the social sciences inevitably lose when they accept the impact agenda that more easily fits the natural sciences and their associated technologies. This book shows that there is an alternative case for the social sciences. It is called critical ... Read more