Liberation Sociology: Second Edition
Liberation sociology is concerned with eliminating social oppressions and creating truly just societies. Liberation sociology takes sides with the oppressed and envisions an end to that oppression. Liberation social scientists featured in this book consciously try to step outside their groups or societies and view them critically. The authors examine theories and research of social scientists who ask, “Social science for what purpose?” and “Social science for whom?” Case studies offer...
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Liberation sociology is concerned with eliminating social oppressions and creating truly just societies. Liberation sociology takes sides with the oppressed and envisions an end to that oppression. Liberation social scientists featured in this book consciously try to step outside their groups or societies and view them critically. The authors examine theories and research of social scientists who ask, “Social science for what purpose?” and “Social science for whom?” Case studies offer humanistic, democratic, and activist answers. Featured researchers provide tools to increase human abilities to understand deep social realities, engage in better dialogues, and increase democratic participation in use of knowledge.Many people of all ages today continue to be attracted to sociology and other social sciences because of their promise to contribute to better political, social, and moral understandings of themselves and their social worlds—and often because they hope it will help them to build a better society. We accent the liberation potential of social science with these social science teachers and students firmly in mind.
1 What Is Liberation Sociology? 12 Improving Human Societies: Reassessing the Classical Theorists 373 U.S. Sociology from the 1890s to 1970s: Instrumental Positivism and Its Challengers 594 Sociology Today: Instrumental Positivism and Continuing Challenges 975 Sociology in Action 1356 Doing Liberation Social Science: Participatory Action Research Strategies 1617 Liberation Theory and Liberating Action: The Contemporary Scene 1898 Sociology, Present and Future: Two Sociologies 2339 Epilogue: The Challenges of Teaching Liberation Sociology 255Notes 267Index 295
\ From the Publisher“I came away from Liberation Sociology with a sense of renewed hope for the field….Until Liberation Sociology, I found well-written, cogently presented, and well-researched arguments suitable for the next generation of sociologists. This volume addresses this lack. For every undergraduate student considering entering sociology, for every graduate student wondering about his or her choice, as well as for current sociologists who wonder whether they have lost their way, Liberation Sociology might prove to be a breath of fresh air.”\ “For anyone interested in (or searching for) new pathways in sociology, Feagin and Vera’s Liberation Sociology is must reading.”\ “In this unique book, Joe R. Feagin and Hernan Vera show that sociology can make a vital contribution to human freedom and well-being. Drawing on many practical contributions of sociological researchers and activists, they offer an inspiring vision of the field and its possibilities. This crucial text will be adopted in courses everywhere.”\ “Truly a magnificent, original, exciting, and powerful consciousness-raising book!”\ \ \
