Social gerontology as public sociology in action
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Social gerontology gives a useful model of successful public sociology in action as it is a multidisciplinary field working on basic and applied research and practice, in improving the lives of older people, reorganizing the age and aging related problems, thus connecting with the public. The social gerontology's historical and theoretical developments are reviewed by providing four examples of public sociology in action.
Publication Name: American Sociologist
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0003-1232
Year: 2005
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Reflections on public sociology: Public relations, disciplinary identity, and the strong program in professional sociology
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The limitations of the project of public sociology attempting to correct the problems of public engagement and disciplinary identity that have beset sociology are described. It is proposed the need of method to solve the disciplinary problems that are demonstrated by the appearance of the public sociology project in a strong program in professional sociology.
Publication Name: American Sociologist
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0003-1232
Year: 2005
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Pitirim A. Sorokin's integralism and public sociology
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The major contributions by Pitirim A. Sorokin's system of sociology in identifying standards of excellence for professional, critical, public and policy sociology and their interrelationships are discussed. Sorokin's integral ontology and epistemology are discussed and classified as basis of the unique features of his system of thought.
Publication Name: American Sociologist
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0003-1232
Year: 2005
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