{"product_id":"the-future-of-sociology-robert-leroux-9781032045047","title":"The Future of Sociology: Ideology or Objective Social Science?","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the shift in sociology away from the shared aspiration of the classical transition, of transcending partiality through the construction of a \"science of society\", in the face of challenges to the notion of objectivity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the increasing subjugation of sociology to political ideologies and a growing emphasis on \"policy\", which casts sociology in the role of a provider of intellectual content for political programs, this volume asks whether the situation is the result of an exhaustion of ideas or might perhaps be rooted in the failure in the very program of establishing sociology as a science. Taking seriously the challenges to the classical aspiration of constructing theories that both explain and are grounded in empirical reality, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Future of Sociology\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e asks whether the core idea of transcending ideology is still worth pursuing, and whether there remains scope for making sociology scientific.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs such, it will appeal to scholars and students of sociology, social theory, and social scientific methodology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert LeRoux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032045043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032045047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023","brand":"Robert LeRoux","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136482390271,"sku":"9781032045047","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_48794cce-6554-4327-bfd7-8d7193609ed8.jpg?v=1770162954","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-future-of-sociology-robert-leroux-9781032045047","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}