Introduction : developing theoretical skills by engaging with Key Sociological Thinkers

Rob Stones

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Abstract

Who wouldn’t find it difficult not to be impressed by the remarkable depths of knowledge human beings have reached in manifold areas of the natural sciences, and by the conversion of this understanding into astonishing practical achievements? From the feats of architecture and civil engineering, through those of space exploration and of neuroscience, to the knowledge and fruits of the human genome project, to name just a few, human achievements are truly astounding. How is it, then, that we fall so short in even the modest aim of constructing societies where people can live together in relative harmony, safe from violence or civil war or threats from outside forces, with basic needs satisfied, with limited inequality, and with respect for each other’s values and ways of life? The contrast between human achievements in the two different fields of human endeavour is extreme.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationKey Sociological Thinkers
EditorsRob Stones
Place of PublicationU.K.
PublisherPalgrave
Pages1-38
Number of pages38
Edition3rd
ISBN (Print)9781137611208
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Keywords

  • sociology
  • sociologists

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