Knowledge and society :
Oommen, T. K., 1937-
Knowledge and society : Situating sociology and social anthropology / T.K. Oommen. - Revised edition. - New Delhi ; New York : Oxford Univ. Press, 2007. - x, 265 pages ; 23 cm - Oxford collected essays . - Oxford collected essays. .
Previous edition: 2007.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-248) and indexes.
Introduction: Sociology and Social Anthropology: Persisting Tensions -- 1. Sociology in India: A Plea for Contextualization -- 2. Data Collection Techniques: The Sterile Controversy -- 3. Theory, Concepts, and Empirical Research: An Analysis in Reciprocity -- 4. On the Craft of Studying Social Movements -- 5. Apprehending Social Reality in a Hierarchical Society: The Rationale for a Perspective from Below -- 6. Internationalization of Sociology: A South Asian Perspective -- 7. Sociology for One World: Towards an Authentic Sociology -- 8. The Trajectory of Globalization and its Implications for Social Research --
Articles chiefly with reference to India.
9780198090465 (hbk.) 0198090463 (hbk.)
Knowledge, Sociology of.
Social epistemology
Sociology
Sociology
Ethnology--India.--India.--Methodology.--India.
306.42 / OOM
Knowledge and society : Situating sociology and social anthropology / T.K. Oommen. - Revised edition. - New Delhi ; New York : Oxford Univ. Press, 2007. - x, 265 pages ; 23 cm - Oxford collected essays . - Oxford collected essays. .
Previous edition: 2007.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-248) and indexes.
Introduction: Sociology and Social Anthropology: Persisting Tensions -- 1. Sociology in India: A Plea for Contextualization -- 2. Data Collection Techniques: The Sterile Controversy -- 3. Theory, Concepts, and Empirical Research: An Analysis in Reciprocity -- 4. On the Craft of Studying Social Movements -- 5. Apprehending Social Reality in a Hierarchical Society: The Rationale for a Perspective from Below -- 6. Internationalization of Sociology: A South Asian Perspective -- 7. Sociology for One World: Towards an Authentic Sociology -- 8. The Trajectory of Globalization and its Implications for Social Research --
Articles chiefly with reference to India.
9780198090465 (hbk.) 0198090463 (hbk.)
Knowledge, Sociology of.
Social epistemology
Sociology
Sociology
Ethnology--India.--India.--Methodology.--India.
306.42 / OOM