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Sociology of sociology

Branch of sociology

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Sociology11 uses in this article sociologist2 uses in this article Britain2 uses in this article History2 uses in this article social2 uses in this article metasociology1 uses in this article intellectual1 uses in this article sociological1 uses in this article development1 uses in this article questioning1 uses in this article discipline1 uses in this article Metatheory1 uses in this article Philosophy1 uses in this article production1 uses in this article University1 uses in this article Economics1 uses in this article political1 uses in this article published1 uses in this article academic1 uses in this article accepted1 uses in this article

Overview

, Poland. Faculty of Economics and Sociology main entrance. 350x350px Sociology of sociology or metasociology is an area of sociology that combines social theories with analysis of the effect of socio-historical contexts in sociological intellectual production. For the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, the task of the sociology of sociology is to debrief accepted truths, focusing on the questioning of canons and acting towards new epistemologies. In his book A History of Sociology in Britain, published 2004, British sociologist Andrew Halsey outlines a sociology of sociology. He suggests a connection between political economic regimes in the 20th century and the development of sociology as an academic discipline.

See also

*Metatheory *Philosophy of social science

Further reading

* A History of Sociology in Britain (2004, Oxford University Press) * SOCIOLOGÍA DE LA SOCIOLOGÍA by FRANCISCO JAVIER CONDE (Spanish)

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