Alvin W.Gouldner: Sociologist and Outlaw Marxist

By: Chriss, James J.

Published in 1999, this book is an exploration of the life and work of American sociologist Alvin W. Gouldner. Gouldner's life and contribution to legal theory is a case study in the limits of critical, self-reflexive inquiry. Hegel's dialect is a major theme running throughout Gouldner's work, and, even throughout his life, Gouldner himself seemed trapped in the unfolding of the spirit through three distinct stages: 1945-1960 - thesis; 1960-1970 - antithesis; and 1970-1980 - synthesis or new thesis. Implications for creating a reflexive critical sociology in Gouldner's image are discussed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138314870
• ISBN13: 9781138314870
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 217 Pages