Sociology in Ireland - A Short History

Informationen zum Autor Bryan Fanning is Professor in the School of Applied Social Science at University College Dublin, Ireland. He has published extensively on the impact of immigration on Irish society. His books include The Quest for Modern Ireland: The Battle of Ideas 1912-1986 (2008), Racism and Social Change in the Republic of Ireland: 2nd Edition (2012) and Histories of the Irish Future (2014).   Andreas Hess is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at University College Dublin, Ireland and is Faculty Fellow at Yale's Center for Cultural Sociology. His interests are mainly in the fields of cultural sociology and the sociology of ideas. His latest publication is The Political Theory of Judith N. Shklar: Exile from Exile (2014). Klappentext This book provides a short introduction to the emergence and development of sociology in Ireland until the present day. The institutionalization of the discipline came relatively late as it remained under the control of the Catholic Church. However, since the 1970s sociology has witnessed periods of considerable growth and professionalization. Zusammenfassung This book provides a short introduction to the emergence and development of sociology in Ireland until the present day. The institutionalization of the discipline came relatively late as it remained under the control of the Catholic Church. However! since the 1970s sociology has witnessed periods of considerable growth and professionalization. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: Sociology in Ireland 2. Forerunners 3. Catholic Sociology and 'Traditional' Society 4. Institutional Growth 5. Uncertain Future

List of contents

1. Introduction: Sociology in Ireland 2. Forerunners 3. Catholic Sociology and 'Traditional' Society 4. Institutional Growth 5. Uncertain Future

Product details

• Authors: B Fanning, B. Fanning, Bryan Fanning, Bryan Hess Fanning, Professor Bryan Fanning, Professor Bryan Hess Fanning, Andreas Hess, Dr. Andreas Hess
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.12.2014
• EAN: 9781137450357
• ISBN: 978-1-137-45035-7
• No. of pages: 95
• Series: Sociology Transformed; Sociology Transformed
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