Sociology and the Public Agenda |
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| Editor:
| Wilson, William Julius |
| Contribution by:
| Wilson, William J. |
| Series title: | Communicating Effectively in Multicultural Contexts Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-322-42029-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1993 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $109.00 |
Book Description:
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The editor of this volume asserts that sociology's ostrich-like stance threatens to leave the discipline in a position of irrelevance to the world at large and compromises the support of policymakers, funders, media and the public.
Wilson's vision is of a sociology attuned to the public agenda, influencing public policy through both short and long-range analysis from a sociological perspective. Using a variety of policy issues, perspectives, methods and cases, the distinguished...
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The editor of this volume asserts that sociology's ostrich-like stance threatens to leave the discipline in a position of irrelevance to the world at large and compromises the support of policymakers, funders, media and the public.
Wilson's vision is of a sociology attuned to the public agenda, influencing public policy through both short and long-range analysis from a sociological perspective. Using a variety of policy issues, perspectives, methods and cases, the distinguished contibutors to this volume both demonstrate and emphasize Wilson's ideas.