Sociology in the Twenty-First Century: Key Trends, by Simon Susen PAPERBACK

Sociology in the Twenty-First CenturyKey Trends, Debates, and Challenges\nAuthor(s): Simon Susen\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG\nISBN-13: 9783030384234, 978-3030384234\nSynopsis\nThis book examines key trends, debates, and challenges in twenty-first-century sociology. To this end, it focuses on significant issues surrounding the nature of sociology (What is sociology?), the history of sociology (How has sociology evolved?), and the study of sociology (How can or should we make sense of sociology?).\n\nThese issues have been, and will continue to be, essential to the creation of conceptually informed, methodologically rigorous, and empirically substantiated research programmes in the discipline. Over the past years, however, there have been numerous disputes and controversies concerning the future of sociology. Particularly important in this respect are recent and ongoing discussions on the possibilitK