These essays, commissioned by John Rex, reflect the state of sociology in Britain today. Leading representatives of the diverse ‘schools’ provide lucid acco

Professor John Rex was one of Britain’s most eminent sociologists, and a teacher of a whole generation of sociology students. In this book he presents a stimu

The six essays in this volume are designed to introduce the general reader to some of the main issues in the fields of education, industry, politics, family cha

In their efforts to emulate the methodology which had proved so successful in the natural sciences, the social sciences – including sociology – have not yet

A social science which has become so remote from the society which pays for its upkeep is ultimately doomed, threatened less by repression than by intellectual