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The New Pragmatist Sociology, Neil Gross, Isaac Ariail Reed, and Christopher Winship assemble a range of sociologists to address essential ideas in the field and their historical and theoretical connection to classical pragmatism.
Trade ReviewThe New Pragmatist Sociology introduces readers to the long sociological tradition of pragmatism and shows how it can be harnessed effectively to address a wide range of empirical problems central to the discipline. The editors are widely considered among the leading voices in the pragmatist revival, and this volume illuminates a promising path for sociology to take. -- Peter Bearman, author of
Working for Respect: Community and Conflict at WalmartReading this book, many of us will discover that we have always been pragmatists, without knowing it.
The New Pragmatist Sociology proposes to lead the social sciences out of the wilderness of crisis in which we have been wandering for the past fifty-odd years. Its rich and diverse range of topics—from everyday life to structural issues of racism and inequality—simultaneously demonstrates and enacts pragmatism’s breadth and significance. More than a theory or methodology, it becomes a double mode of engagement, of sociologists in pragmatic inquiry and sociologists coming to understand people engaging in pragmatic action. -- John R. Hall, author of
Apocalypse: From Antiquity to the Empire of ModernityTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Pragmatist Sociology: Histories and Possibilities, by Isaac Ariail Reed, Neil Gross, and Christopher Winship
Part I: Inquiry2. What Sociologists Should Get Out of Pragmatism, by John Levi Martin
3. Self-Reflection and Social Responsibility in Research: Lessons from Early Pragmatist Historical Investigations, by Daniel Huebner
4. Problem Situation Misassessment and the Financial Crisis, by Luis Flores and Neil Gross
5. Pragmatism, Aesthetics, and Sociology, by Daniel Silver
6. Disambiguating Dewey; or Why Pragmatist Action Theory Neither Needs Nor Asks Paradigmatic Privilege, by Josh Whitford
Part II: Agency7. Problem-Solving in Action: A Peirceian Account, by Iddo Tavory and Stefan Timmermans
8. Projective and Responsive Creativity Among On-Demand Workers, by Mazen Elfakhani
9. Words Versus Actions in the Network Behavior of Low-Income African Americans, by Mario Small, Cayce C. Hughes, Vontrese D. Pamphile, and Jeffrey N. Parker
10. Scientific Innovation as Environed Social Learning, by Natalie B. Aviles
11. Why Do Biologists and Chemists Do Safety Differently? The Reproduction of Cultural Variation Through Pragmatic Regulation, by Susan Silbey
Part III: Democracy12. Accidental Discovery and the Pragmatist Theory of Action: The Emergence of a Boston Police and Black Ministers Partnership, by Christopher Winship
13. Pragmatist Comparative-Historical Sociology, by Isaac Ariail Reed and Paul Lichterman
14. American Pragmatism and the Dilemma of the Negro, by Karida L. Brown and Luna Vincent
15. The Public Arena: A Pragmatist Concept of the Public Sphere, by Daniel Cefaï
16. Finding the Future in Pragmatist Thought: Imagination, Teleologies, and Public Deliberation, by Ann Mische
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