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by Ben Agger

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Public Sociology, 2nd edition offers a fundamental enriching of method far beyond the scope of research methodology textbooks. It looks at sociology as a social act-as writing-in arguing for a public sociology that can more fully embrace and address crucial public issues. Building on the philosophy of science and recent postmodernist critiques, Agger shows how the social science text reproduces the existing social world, suppressing science's author in order to position itself as simply a mirror of nature, not a deliberate human version replete with ontology, theory, values, and politics. As such, method is an argument that polemicizes quietly for a certain view of the world. Agger peruses how science could be crafted differently, acknowledging, even embracing its authoriality while opening it to crosscurrents of other humanistic writing. Only by liberating sociology from the 'secret writing' of science can its ineradicable humanity be realized. But rather than dwelling on recent critiques, this, more than any other book, looks ahead to a new way of doing science-one that is simultaneously more scientific and humanistic. Its prescient view of how social science can take the lead in building a more democratic public sphere will make it a must-read for every student and researcher.

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  • Title Public Sociology: From Social Facts to Literary Acts
  • Author Ben Agger
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: secon
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • Publication date 2007-03-06
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780742541061 / 0742541061
  • Weight 1.12 lbs (0.51 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.91 x 6.22 x 0.96 in (22.63 x 15.80 x 2.44 cm)
  • Category Sociology
  • Library of Congress subjects Sociology - Methodology, Sociology - Authorship
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2006100814
  • Dewey Decimal Code 301.01

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  • Reference and Research Bk News, 05/01/2007, Page 136

About the author

Ben Agger (1952-2015) was professor of sociology and humanities at the University of Texas at Arlington. He also directed the Center for Theory and edited the electronic journal Fast Capitalism (www.fastcapitalism.com). Among his recent books are Postponing the Postmodern, Speeding Up Fast Capitalism, Fast Families, and Virtual Children (with Beth Anne Shelton).
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