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Sociology and Statistics in Britain, 1833–1979

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Title/Author:	Sociology and Statistics in Britain, 1833–1979/ by Plamena Panayotova.
Author:	Panayotova, Plamena.
Description:	XXIV, 376 p. 29 illus., 2 illus. in color.online resource. :
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Sociology. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55133-9
ISBN:	9783030551339

Sociology and Statistics in Britain, 1833–1979
Panayotova, Plamena.

Sociology and Statistics in Britain, 1833–1979[electronic resource] /by Plamena Panayotova. - 1st ed. 2020. - XXIV, 376 p. 29 illus., 2 illus. in color.online resource.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Traditional Viewpoint – Philip Abrams’ The Origins of British Sociology (1968) -- Chapter 3. A New Perspective – the Evolution of Statistics, 1660-1935 -- Chapter 4. The Idea of Science in Early Nineteenth-Century Britain -- Chapter 5. The Statistical Work of Section F of the BAAS: Between the Hammer of Politics and the Anvil of Science -- Chapter 6. The Legacy of the Statistical Society of London – Aliis Exterendum and Beyond -- Chapter 7. Non-quantitative Models – Comte and Durkheim -- Chapter 8. Sociology and Statistics in the Sociological Society -- Chapter 9. Academic Sociology and Statistics in the Wake of the Sociological Society -- Chapter 10. The Intellectual Landscape in British Sociology, ca. 1930s-1970s -- Chapter 11. The Post-war Expansion of the British Education System and its Impact on Sociology -- Chapter 12. The Changing Face of an Expanding Sociology -- Chapter 13. The Teaching of Sociology to Undergraduate Students in Britain, 1904-1979 -- Chapter 14. Positivism and Statistics in British Sociology -- Chapter 15. Hard Times.

“A fascinating analysis of the relationship between sociology and statistics from the nineteenth century onwards, based on original and detailed historical research: the story is a sad one but the book is essential reading for all involved in studying or teaching sociology.” – John H. Goldthorpe FBA, Emeritus Fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Britain stood at the forefront of science and statistics and had a long and respected tradition of social investigation and reform. But it still did not yet have a ‘science of society.’ When, in the early 1900s, a small band of enthusiasts got together to address this situation, the scene was set for a grand synthesis. No such synthesis ever took place and, instead, British sociology has followed a resolutely non-statistical path. Sociology and Statistics in Britain, 1833-1979 investigates how this curious situation came about and attempts to explain it from an historical perspective. It uncovers the prevalence of a deep and instinctive distrust within British sociology of the statistical methodology and mindset, resulting in a mix of quiet indifference and active hostility, which has persisted from its beginnings right up to the present day. While British sociology has thrived institutionally since the post-war expansion of higher education, this book asks whether or not it is poorer for having failed to recognise that statistics provides the foundations for the scientific study of society and for having missed opportunities to build upon those foundations. Ultimately, this important, revealing and timely book is about British sociology’s refusal to come to grips with a modern scientific way of thinking which no discipline that aspires to an effective study of society can afford to ignore. Plamena Panayotova is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at The University of Edinburgh, UK.

ISBN: 9783030551339

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-55133-9doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

551705
Sociology.

LC Class. No.: HM401-1281

Dewey Class. No.: 301

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