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A new political arithmetic to make sociology useful? Comments on a debate.
- Source :
- British Journal of Sociology; Sep2004, Vol. 55 Issue 3, p439-446, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- This paper comments on an article by Lauder, Brown, and Halsey, that deals on a political arithmetic to make sociology useful. These are some of the significant issues raised in the article: 1) relationship between social science and policymaking; 2) association between quantitative and qualitative approaches in social science, and; 3) need for policy research to draw on many disciplines. However, while raising important questions, there are some major uncertainties surrounding the authors' argument. They announce that they are to advance the position that sociology needs to develop an approach to research which focuses on fundamental social problems. But what they are proposing is not really new, since much sociological research has been concerned with fundamental social problems.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00071315
- Volume :
- 55
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Sociology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 14969719
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-4446.2004.00029.x