John Goldthorpe provides a new rationale for recent developments in sociology, proposing that sociology should be understood as a 'population science' and develop as a science in a way which allows for a degree of continuity with the natural sciences, while preserving the field's distinctiveness.
A comprehensive examination of social mobility and education in Britain that exposes the prevailing misconception in political and policy circles of social mobility in decline. For students, researchers, policymakers, and anyone interested in the issues surrounding social inequality, social mobility and education.
Numbers, Narratives, and the Integration of Research and Theory
Exploring contemporary sociology, this collection features essays by renowned British sociologist John H. Goldthorpe. It critiques current trends and advocates for a new direction in the field, merging quantitative sociology with advancements in rational action theory. The work highlights specific applications, particularly in social stratification, and concludes with a discussion on the history of sociology. Goldthorpe's insights aim to reshape the sociological mainstream while addressing both theoretical and practical dimensions of the discipline.
In this study of pioneers of the field, Goldthorpe explains how present-day sociological science developed from the seventeenth century onwards. It will appeal to students and scholars of sociology and to anyone engaged in social science research, from statisticians to social historians.
W książce przedstawiono sposób uprawiania socjologii mający korzenie w metodologicznym indywidualizmie i logice wnioskowania. Odrzuca on relatywizm a przyjmuje istnienie świata niezależne od naszych zmysłów, nakazuje formułowanie hipotez i systematyczne zbieranie danych empirycznych pozwalających na ich weryfikację. Ten sposób uprawiania socjologii stanowi, w przekonaniu Autora, wzór do naśladowania.
The story of the world's most famous BiblePrinted in moveable type, it heralded the age of printing in the RenaissanceNo longer was the Bible to be the property of the ChurchThe Reformation in Europe, it can be argued, was ignited by many factors of which the Gutenberg Bible was one
Three Funerals and a Wedding follows the story of four businesses undergoing radical change and shows how they succeeded or failed.