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t. e. Public sociology is a subfield of the wider sociological discipline that emphasizes expanding the disciplinary boundaries of sociology in order to engage with non-academic audiences. It is perhaps best understood as a style of sociology rather than a particular method, theory, or set of political values.
Abstract. Responding to the growing gap between the sociological ethos and the world we study, the challenge of public sociology is to engage multiple publics in multiple ways. These public sociologies should not be left out in the cold, but brought into the framework of our discipline. In this way we make public sociology a visible and ...
- Michael Burawoy
- 2005
Public sociology is the conscience of policy sociology, exposing the means-end rationality upon which it rests, just as Critical Sociology interrogates the assumptions – methodological, philosophical, and theoretical -- of the research programs of professional sociology.
Sep 5, 2015 · Still, the public makes the final decision about whether it will literally become public sociology. This article hypothesizes about the process by which sociological works are transformed into public sociology, focusing particularly on the journalists, publishers, social media participants and other presenters.
- Herbert J. Gans
- hjg1@columbia.edu
- 2016
Feb 7, 2024 · Whereas public sociology is often defined through the actions of professional sociologists, this article calls for a recognition of reverse tutelage in public sociology. Here, publics are seen as sociological interlocutors who can, and often do, produce sociological theories and analyses that can inform professional sociology.
- Ali Meghji
The sociological imagination and its underpinnings for social change lie at the heart of the recent emphasis on public sociology —the use of sociological insights and findings to address social issues and achieve social change—as discussed in Chapter 1 “Sociology and the Sociological Perspective”.
What is ‘public sociology’? In his second thesis Burawoy seeks to clarify what he means by ‘public sociology’. The central element in this is his conceptualization of the forms of communication between sociologists and people outside of sociology, ‘extra-academic publics’. He refers to classic contributions from DuBois, Myrdal,
