SOCIOLOGY — as a field of intellectual endeavor is much older than sociology as an academic discipline. Modern sociology can be traced to the Scottish moralists such as Adam Ferguson, David Hume, Adam Smith, and possibly to Thomas Hobbes. The word sociology… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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sociology — sociologist, n. /soh see ol euh jee, soh shee /, n. the science or study of the origin, development, organization, and functioning of human society; the science of the fundamental laws of social relations, institutions, etc. [1835 45; < F… … Universalium
Sociology in Poland — has been developing, as has sociology throughout Europe, since the mid 19th century. Polish sociology is today a vibrant science, with its own experts and currents of thought. As early as in 1917 a Polish scholar, Jan Stanisław Bystroń, wrote… … Wikipedia
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sociology — Sociology as a scholarly discipline developed late in Spain, as elsewhere. The foundations were laid by the work of the Instituto de Estudios Políticos (Political Studies Institute), where, from 1948, figures like Javier Conde, Juan José Linz… … Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture
Academic freedom — is the belief that the freedom of inquiry by students and faculty members is essential to the mission of the academy. They argue that academic communities are repeatedly targeted for repression due to their ability to shape and control the flow… … Wikipedia
Academic publishing — describes the subfield of publishing which distributes academic research and scholarship. Most academic work is published in journal article, book or thesis form. The part of academic written output that is not formally published but merely… … Wikipedia
Academic elitism — is a charge sometimes levied at academic institutions and academics more broadly; use of the term ivory tower often carries with it an implicit critique of academic elitism. Academic elitism is also related to the concept of intellectual elitism … Wikipedia
Sociology books — are books dealing with the academic field of sociology. For an overview of the most famous authors and their publications, see history of sociology . Partial list of the sociology books may be found in the … Wikipedia
Sociology of gender — is a prominent subfield of sociology. Since 1950 an increasing part of the academic literature, and of the public discourse uses gender for the perceived or projected (self identified) masculinity or femininity of a person. The terms was… … Wikipedia