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Central to most sociologists’ self-image is the claim that their theories are based on research. However, using a random sample of 680 articles appearing in m

Central to most sociologists’ self-image is the claim that their theories are based on research. However, using a random sample of 680 articles appearing in m

Current sociological theories appear to have lost their general persuasiveness in part because, unlike the theories of the ‘classical era’, they fail to mai

Theorizing in sociology has increasingly become a self-generating and self-fulfilling activity, as sociologists absorb theory as an isolated and formalist part

The six essays in this volume are designed to introduce the general reader to some of the main issues in the fields of education, industry, politics, family cha