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Public sociology : between utopia and anti-utopia / Michael Burawoy.
"Why sociology matters, how sociologists can help the people they study and how it can help us to deal with the crises of the 21st century"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781509519156 (softcover)
- Physical Description: xiv, 238 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Cambridge, UK : Polity Press, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction : the promise of sociology -- Part one : theory and practice. Theory : utopia and anti-utopia -- Practice : the (di)vision of sociological labor -- Part two : policy sociology. The language question in university education -- Job evalutation in a racial order -- Part three : public sociology. The color of class -- Student rebellion -- Part four : critical sociology. Race, class, and colonialism -- Migrant labour and the state -- Manufacturing consent -- Racial capitalism -- Part five : professional sociology. Advancing a research program -- Painting socialism -- The great involution -- Part six : real utopias. Third-wave marketization -- Whither the public university? -- Living theory -- Conclusion : biography meets history. |
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| Subject: | Sociology. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at University College of the North Libraries.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pas Campus Library | HM435.B87 2021 (Text) | 58500001125517 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
Michael Burawoy is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
