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Towards a Critical Sociology challenges the foundational assumptions of sociological thought in this influential 1976 work by Professor Bauman. The book examines how sociology historically adopted commonsense perspectives on society's nature, developing as a science of unfreedom rather than liberation. Bauman traces the historical roots of this approach and critically analyses emerging trends from phenomenology and existentialism, arguing they deepen rather than challenge the discipline's preoccupation with commonsense. The work explores how commonsense becomes embedded and sustained through social routines, offering readers a powerful framework for understanding sociology's relationship to imagination and critical thought. This Routledge Revivals edition brings this seminal text back into circulation, making it essential reading for students and scholars studying sociology, social theory, and the philosophy of social science.

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Routledge Revivals edition reissues this influential 1976 work by Professor Bauman on sociology and commonsense.

Examines historical roots of sociology's assumption that society operates as a nature-like phenomenon.

Analyses how phenomenology and existentialism extend rather than challenge commonsense preoccupations in modern sociology.

Explores the role of social routines in sustaining and embedding commonsense within sociological practice.

Essential text for students and scholars studying social theory, critical sociology, and the foundations of sociological thought.

Provides a framework for understanding the relationship between imagination, freedom, and sociological inquiry.

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Routledge
Format
hardcover
ASIN
0415571642
Category
Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
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Amazon UK
Release Date
09 March 2010
Listed Since
28 August 2009

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