{"product_id":"the-new-sociological-imagination-9780761947578","title":"The New Sociological Imagination","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eC. Wright Mills' classic \u003cem\u003eThe Sociological Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e has inspired generations of students to study Sociology. However, the book is nearly half a century old. What would a book address, aiming to attract and inform students in the 21st century? This is the task that Steve Fuller sets himself in this major new invitation to study Sociology. The book:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e      \u003cli\u003eCritically examines the history of the social sciences to discover what the key contributions of sociology have been and how relevant they remain.\u003c\/li\u003e      \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how biological and sociological themes have been intertwined from the beginning of both disciplines, from the 19th century to the present day.\u003c\/li\u003e      \u003cli\u003eCovers virtually all of sociology's classic theorists and themes.\u003c\/li\u003e      \u003cli\u003eProvides a glossary of key thinkers and concepts.  \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis book sets the agenda for imagining sociology in the 21st century and will attract students and professionals alike. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Fuller is one of the most productive and critical writers in the history and philosophy of science and the social studies of science, technology, and society to use the title of his 1988 book. His current book is squarely within this tradition . . . Fuller raises significant questions concerning challenges to the concept of \"humanity\" posed by evolutionary psychology and the Darwinian Left on the one hand, and by developments in biotechnology and nanotechnology on the other hand.\"\u003c\/em\u003e -- M. Oromaner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART ONE: DESPERATELY SEEKING SOCIOLOGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY Tales of the Academic Undead    The Mysterious Disappearance of Society The Social Sciences at Risk    A Brief History of the Stakes Socialism as the Elusive Synthesis at the Heart of Social Science The Problem of Inheritance and Socialism′s Ultimate Retreat to Naturalism Towards a Renewal of Welfare and the Rediscovery of British Sociology Interlude    Today′s Orwellian Turn in Sociology PART TWO: THE BIOLOGICAL CHALLENGE TO SOCIAL SCIENCE The Hidden Biological Past of Classical Social Theory Making the Difference between Sociology and Biology Matter Today Beware of Darwinists Bearing Leftist Gifts    The Struggle for Marx′s Successor  Who (or What) Deserves Our Sympathy? PART THREE: HUMANITY AS THE ENDANGERED SPECIES OF OUR TIMES The Coming World-Historic Struggle in Science and Religion Understanding the Fundamentalist Backlash against Secularism Karma Secularized    The Darwinian Turn in Development Policy Might we become Nazis in Paradise? Conclusion    Is There No Escape from Human Nature?","brand":"SAGE Publications Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862933930327,"sku":"9780761947578","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761947578.jpg?v=1759919138","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-new-sociological-imagination-9780761947578","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}