216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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John Carroll contends that since 1918 sociology has distinguished itself by making society appear as dull as it is at its worst. Using barbaric jargon, legalistic syntax and vacuous statistical tables, and driven by an obsession with the humdrum, it has exhibited some of the worst traits of the culture it should have been laying bare. Sceptical Sociology examines where sociology went wrong, and... Read more
1. Sceptical Sociology 2. The Fur Hat 3. In Spite of Intellectuals 4. A Modern Marriage 5. Shopping World: The Palace of Modern Consumption 6. The Soap Fetish 7. Automobile Culture and Citizenship 8. The Tourist 9. On Homecoming, or Man’s Tyranny Over Space 10. The Sceptic Turns Consumer: An Outline of Australian Culture 11. Authority and the Teacher 12. Confessional Sceptical Afterthought
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Carroll, John
