Invisible Crisis of Contemporary Society: Reconstructing Sociology's Fundamental Assumptions by Bernard S Phillips, Louis C. Johnston (Hardcover, 2008)
Is there a growing gap in today's world between cultural aspirations and their fulfillment, a gap that is increasing social problems of all kinds? If so, what forces are producing that gap? How can these forces be changed?To answer these questions, Phillips and Johnston employ a very broad approach to the scientific method, drawing evidence from a wide variety of data and sources, including sociologists, psychologists, political scientists, historians, philosophers, educators, psychiatrists, and novelists.They find substantial evidence for a widening gap, suggesting an invisible crisis throughout contemporary society. They also find substantial evidence that a simplistic and static metaphysical stance or worldview is largely responsible for that gap, and that an alternative worldview can work to close that gap.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9781594513718
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94698596
Product Key Features
Author
Bernard S Phillips, Louis C. Johnston
Publication Name
Invisible Crisis of Contemporary Society: Reconstructing Sociology's Fundamental Assumptions
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Sociology
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
266 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
499g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Louis C. Johnston, Bernard S Phillips
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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