Turner is overwhelmed by solving the problems of sociology and of society. But we are all overwhelmed.
I don't really get the point: Trying to change society is not "scientific" but "solving other people's organizational problems" is? Isn't both essentially the same?
RT @akadsoz: Sociological divide: '#Sociology moves forward to become an activist, ideologically-oriented discipline. The outcome is a los…
RT @akadsoz: Sociological divide: '#Sociology moves forward to become an activist, ideologically-oriented discipline. The outcome is a los…
Sociological divide: '#Sociology moves forward to become an activist, ideologically-oriented discipline. The outcome is a loss of respect inside academia & of relevance among publics not sharing American sociology’s political biases.' A J Turner paper
Interesting! Though I agree with many of the proposed solutions, I'm not convinced of the diagnosis of the problem (i.e activism). I also think there's a good case to be made for the usefulness of scientific rigor in activist-motivated research--they aren'
RT @JukkaSavo: A critical analysis of the activist turn in American Sociology. 👏👏👏 h/t @dooliocon https://t.co/uCSzRH2V1e
RT @JukkaSavo: A critical analysis of the activist turn in American Sociology. 👏👏👏 h/t @dooliocon https://t.co/uCSzRH2V1e
RT @JukkaSavo: A critical analysis of the activist turn in American Sociology. 👏👏👏 h/t @dooliocon https://t.co/uCSzRH2V1e
RT @JukkaSavo: A critical analysis of the activist turn in American Sociology. 👏👏👏 h/t @dooliocon https://t.co/uCSzRH2V1e
RT @JukkaSavo: A critical analysis of the activist turn in American Sociology. 👏👏👏 h/t @dooliocon https://t.co/uCSzRH2V1e
RT @JukkaSavo: A critical analysis of the activist turn in American Sociology. 👏👏👏 h/t @dooliocon https://t.co/uCSzRH2V1e
RT @RealJonBrauer: "Even more damaging to sociology will be a loss of respect inside academia and a loss of relevance among publics not sha…
"Even more damaging to sociology will be a loss of respect inside academia and a loss of relevance among publics not sharing American sociology’s political biases." December 2019? Maybe the manuscript has been under review for the past couple decades and
RT @TheoryOfContest: Sounds like we have heard that before in political science a few decades ago. Resulted in something akin to crypto-rat…
Sounds like we have heard that before in political science a few decades ago. Resulted in something akin to crypto-rationalism that lost touch with socio-cultural contingencies and critical reflection of access to political agency. Hm. Do you really want t
RT @JukkaSavo: A critical analysis of the activist turn in American Sociology. 👏👏👏 h/t @dooliocon https://t.co/uCSzRH2V1e
RT @JukkaSavo: A critical analysis of the activist turn in American Sociology. 👏👏👏 h/t @dooliocon https://t.co/uCSzRH2V1e
RT @JukkaSavo: A critical analysis of the activist turn in American Sociology. 👏👏👏 h/t @dooliocon https://t.co/uCSzRH2V1e
A critical analysis of the activist turn in American Sociology. 👏👏👏 h/t @dooliocon https://t.co/uCSzRH2V1e
RT @azelin: The More American Sociology Seeks to Become a Politically-Relevant Discipline, the More Irrelevant it Becomes to Solving Societ…
The More American Sociology Seeks to Become a Politically-Relevant Discipline, the More Irrelevant it Becomes to Solving Societal Problems - Jonathan H. Turner, The American Sociologist: https://t.co/XCJL4QUWyf