Readings in Humanist Sociology Social Criticism and Social Change |
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| Author:
| Fishman, Walda Katz
Benello, George C. |
| Contribution by:
| Benello, C. George
Fashing, Joseph
Gil, David G.
Goertzel, Ted
Kelly, James
Lee, Alfred McClung
Newby, Robert
O'Brien, David J.
Rader, Victoria
Restivo, Sal
Starr, Jerold M.
Sterne, Richard S.
Zenzen, Michael |
| ISBN: | 978-0-930390-62-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1986 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $92.95 |
Book Description:
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Humanist sociologists are activists rooted in the reality of history and change and guided by a concern for the 'real life' problems of equality, peace, and social justice. They view people as active shapers of social life, capable of creating societies in which everyone's potential can unfold. Alfred McClung Lee introduces this volume with 'Sociology: Humanist and Scientific' and develops the theme that a sociology that is humanist is also scientific. The other nine selections are...
More DescriptionHumanist sociologists are activists rooted in the reality of history and change and guided by a concern for the 'real life' problems of equality, peace, and social justice. They view people as active shapers of social life, capable of creating societies in which everyone's potential can unfold. Alfred McClung Lee introduces this volume with 'Sociology: Humanist and Scientific' and develops the theme that a sociology that is humanist is also scientific. The other nine selections are grouped into four parts: 'The Individual and Social Life;' 'Social Institutions: Technology, Science, and Formal Organization;' 'Political Structures: Issues of Justice and Equality;' and 'Methodological Critiques and Counterproposals.'