Sociology as Social Contribution
University of North Dakota as a Case Study of the Contradictions of Academic Sociology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2276294 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick Mcguire (0000-0003-4381-0532, Stony Brook University), Kenneth Dawes (University of North Dakota) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 589-603 |
| Publication date | 1983-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0253 • E-ISSN: 1533-8525 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1983.tb00721.x |
| OpenAlex | W2086278060 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
In the debate over the “value-free” approach to sociology, most cities have developed their position from structural analyses (Aronowitz, 1973; Bowles and Gintis, 1975) or from abstract theory constructs which are only generally grounded in the work of major sociological figures and trends within the discipline at earge (Gouldner, 1970; Papche and Oppenheimer, 1983). There is a need to analyze the development of this approach in the context of a given social and academic setting to determine whether it arose from concerns of disciplinary development or from political exigencies.An analysis of the Sociology Department of the University of North Dakota de lineates both the concrete pressures placed upon individual sociologists and the structural processes which influenced the transition of the discipline from a socially responsive attempt at social analysis and praxis to a socially detached, descriptive, intellectual profession. It demonstrates the difficulty of performing research which makes a social contribution while subject to the institutional pressures of the academy. Finally, it reconsiders the influences of the “value-free” position on the production of social knowledge and the resulting impact on the discipline and society
Context (archaeology) · Discipline · Epistemology · Industrial sociology · Political science · Position (finance) · Praxis · Social change · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of knowledge · Subject (documents) · Value (mathematics) · Work (physics) · Law · Wine Industry and Tourism
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Ideology and Utopia
Principles and Methods of Sociology
Current Social Problems
University of the Northern Plains
The Hungarian Source
Problems of a Changing Social Order
Current Social Problems
The Demographic and Economic Basis of Political Radicalism and Conservatism
Beyond 'reform or revolution
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 1999 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |