The Sociology of Wilhelm Baldamus

The Sociology of Wilhelm Baldamus explores Baldamus's concern that research should be underpinned by meticulous theoretical and conceptual work. It will be of interest to sociologists, social theorists, intellectual historians, and those working in the field of social science research methods.

Zusatztext 'This is an ambitious attempt to draw out the distinctive contributions of an idiosyncratic sociologist! working outside the mainstream. He brought a novel angle of approach to British empirical and theoretical sociology; connecting the concerns of theorists and industrial sociologists in original ways. This gives us a valuable new perspective on both familiar and forgotten work of the sixties.' Jennifer Platt! University of Sussex! UK Informationen zum Autor Charles Turner is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Warwick. He is author of Modernity and Politics in the Work of Max Weber (1992), Investigating Sociological Theory (2010), and Secularization (2019). Klappentext The Sociology of Wilhelm Baldamus explores Baldamus's concern that research should be underpinned by meticulous theoretical and conceptual work. It will be of interest to sociologists, social theorists, intellectual historians, and those working in the field of social science research methods. Zusammenfassung The Sociology of Wilhelm Baldamus explores Baldamus's concern that research should be underpinned by meticulous theoretical and conceptual work. It will be of interest to sociologists, social theorists, intellectual historians, and those working in the field of social science research methods. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Preface; Introduction, Mark Erickson and Charles Turner; Wilhelm 'Gi' Baldamus: the man, his principles and his academic work, John Rex; Baldamus's adventures with cross-classification, John Eldridge; Efficiency and Effort revisited: emotional labour and contemporary sociology of work, Mark Erickson; 'Gi' Baldamus, Karl Mannheim and the idea of a social science, Peter Lassman; The Structure of Sociological Inference: a forgotten classic?, Charles Turner; The exoteric paradox: a contribution to Ludwik Fleck's theory of science, Wilhelm Baldamus; Networks, Wilhelm Baldamus; Bibliography; Index....

Autorentext

Charles Turner is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Warwick. He is author of Modernity and Politics in the Work of Max Weber (1992), Investigating Sociological Theory (2010), and Secularization (2019).

Klappentext

The Sociology of Wilhelm Baldamus explores Baldamus's concern that research should be underpinned by meticulous theoretical and conceptual work. It will be of interest to sociologists, social theorists, intellectual historians, and those working in the field of social science research methods.

Inhalt
Contents: Preface; Introduction, Mark Erickson and Charles Turner; Wilhelm 'Gi' Baldamus: the man, his principles and his academic work, John Rex; Baldamus's adventures with cross-classification, John Eldridge; Efficiency and Effort revisited: emotional labour and contemporary sociology of work, Mark Erickson; 'Gi' Baldamus, Karl Mannheim and the idea of a social science, Peter Lassman; The Structure of Sociological Inference: a forgotten classic?, Charles Turner; The exoteric paradox: a contribution to Ludwik Fleck's theory of science, Wilhelm Baldamus; Networks, Wilhelm Baldamus; Bibliography; Index.