{"product_id":"the-sociological-predicament-9781032945958","title":"The Sociological Predicament","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sociological phenomenon afflicts sociology itself: academics think of themselves as the vanguard of the working class despite the fact that they are not working class, as the noble willingness to side with the oppressed contrasts scholarsâ reliance on authority to bolster their politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile there are no simple solutions to this contradiction, a necessary beginning is for sociologists (and other academics) to acknowledge the reality of their own class privilege as members of the professional-managerial class. \u003ci\u003eThe Sociological Predicament\u003c\/i\u003e is then a conscious and deliberate work of professional self-loathing that traces the evolution of ideologies found in academia from the mid-twentieth century to today, which demonstrates the ways in which biases around class have given short shrift to the concerns of working-class Americans in deindustrialized cities and towns that have ultimately turned away and then against them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntellectuals have not historically been on\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019277861207,"sku":"9781032945958","price":40.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032945958.jpg?v=1750779734","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-sociological-predicament-9781032945958","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}