| 书目名称 | Sociology and Statistics in Britain, 1833–1979 | | 编辑 | Plamena Panayotova | | 视频video | | | 概述 | Investigates how sociology in Britain has developed as a non-quantitative subject and why this matters from an historical point of view.Examines the history of sociology from a novel perspective; with | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | At the beginning of the twentieth century, Britain stood at the forefront of science and statistics and had a long and respected tradition of social investigation and reform. But it still did not yet have a ‘science of society.’ When, in the early 1900s, a small band of enthusiasts got together to address this situation, the scene was set for a grand synthesis. No such synthesis ever took place and, instead, British sociology has followed a resolutely non-statistical path. .Sociology and Statistics in Britain, 1833-1979. investigates how this curious situation came about and attempts to explain it from an historical perspective. It uncovers the prevalence of a deep and instinctive distrust within British sociology of the statistical methodology and mindset, resulting in a mix of quiet indifference and active hostility, which has persisted from its beginnings right up to the present day. While British sociology has thrived institutionally since the post-war expansion of higher education, this book asks whether or not it is poorer for having failed to recognise that statistics provides the foundations for the scientific study of society and for having missed opportunities to build up | | 出版日期 | Book 2020 | | 关键词 | quantitative methods; British sociology; Abrams; statistical worldview; empiricism | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55133-9 | | isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-55135-3 | | isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-55133-9 | | copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |
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