Sociology in the English Novel
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3218374 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K Ratcliffe, Sophie Ratcliffe (0009-0006-0566-3972, corresponding author), S K Ratcliffe |
| Year | 1910 |
| Volume | a3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 126-136 |
| Publication date | 1910-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0261 • E-ISSN: 1467-954X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-954x.1910.tb02090.x |
| OpenAlex | W2121399128 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
T he publication, since 1947, of a number of books and scientific articles dealing with race relations within the United Kingdom might be viewed as one facet of a process, extending over the last thirty-five years, in which various aspects of the contact between white and coloured people in Britain have been undergoing definition as 'social problems'-the term being used to refer to specific social conditions which are regarded by a considerable number of people as undesirable, and about which these people believe that 'something; ought to be done.'Ŵhen a social problem is undergoing definition within contemporary Western societies, some of the people who are concerned tend to associate themselves together for activity designed to 'mobilize public opinion' and to 'seek solutions' to the problem.Individuals occupying status positions within various institutions may find themselves expected to act with reference to the emerging problem definitions.The whole web of interacting associations, committees, and segments of institutions acting at any given moment, with reference to a social condition which is being defined as a social problem, might be referred to as an 'action-structure.'For purposes of analysis, it is possible to isolate, conceptually, a 'race relations actionstructure' in the British Isles.This article is concerned with the development of that actiori-structure and some of its theoretical implications.'Two American sociologists.Fuller and Myers, have suggested that, '. . .problems which are national in scope do not blanket the cotmtry with the same stage of development . . .there may be no
Epistemology · Social science · Sociology · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2017 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |