22%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Getting Sociology Right: A Half-Century of Reflections
Neil J. Smelser
€ 63.42
€ 49.62
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Getting Sociology Right: A Half-Century of Reflections
Hardback. Examining sociology as a vocation and building on the work of Talcott Parsons, this book discusses author's views on the discipline of sociology and shows how his perspective of the field evolved in the postwar era. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Neil J. Smelser, one of the most important and influential American sociologists, traces the discipline of sociology from 1969 to the early twenty-first century in Getting Sociology Right: A Half-Century of Reflections. By examining sociology as a vocation and building on the work of Talcott Parsons, Smelser discusses his views on the discipline of sociology, and how his perspective of the field evolved in the postwar era.
Neil J. Smelser, one of the most important and influential American sociologists, traces the discipline of sociology from 1969 to the early twenty-first century in Getting Sociology Right: A Half-Century of Reflections. By examining sociology as a vocation and building on the work of Talcott Parsons, Smelser discusses his views on the discipline of sociology, and how his perspective of the field evolved in the postwar era.
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
593g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520282070
SKU
V9780520282070
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Neil J. Smelser
Neil J. Smelser is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. He was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford University from 1952 to 1954. At twenty-four, he coauthored Economy and Society with Talcott Parsons. He earned his PhD in sociology from Harvard in 1958 and was a junior fellow of the Society of Fellows. From 1994 to 2001, ... Read more
Reviews for Getting Sociology Right: A Half-Century of Reflections