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Liberation sociology

Title
Liberation sociology / by Joe R. Feagin and Hernán Vera.
Author
Feagin, Joe R.
Publication
Boulder : Paradigm Publishers, [2008], ©2008.

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Additional Authors
Vera, Hernan, 1937-
Description
xii, 306 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  • Social justice
  • Social ethics
  • Sociology > Moral and ethical aspects
  • Sociology > Political aspects
  • Applied sociology
  • Critical theory
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-294) and index.
Contents
1. What Is Liberation Sociology? -- 2. Improving Human Societies: Reassessing the Classical Theorists -- 3. U.S. Sociology from the 1890s to 1970s: Instrumental Positivism and Its Challengers -- 4. Sociology Today: Instrumental Positivism and Continuing Challenges -- 5. Sociology in Action -- 6. Doing Liberation Social Science: Participatory Action Research Strategies -- 7. Liberation Theory and Liberating Action: The Contemporary Scene -- 8. Sociology, Present and Future: Two Sociologies -- 9. Epilogue: The Challenges of Teaching Liberation Sociology.
ISBN
  • 9781594516047 (alk. paper)
  • 1594516049 (alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2008005959
  • 99821583994
OCLC
  • ocn192109656
  • 192109656
  • SCSB-5429239
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries