Confronting Gouldner: Sociology and Political Activism

By James J. Chriss

Book Overview

Alvin W. Gouldner (1920-1980) was a leading sociologist of his era who provided groundbreaking analyses in the areas of industrial sociology, critical sociological theory, ideology, reciprocity, and class analysis. In Confronting Gouldner James J. Chriss confronts the larger issue of the place of critical theory, and specifically Marxism, in framing the perspective of sociology as political activism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608466434
• ISBN13: 9781608466436
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Haymarket Books
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"