Social Science and Historical Perspectives: Society, Science, and Ways of Knowing

ISBN-13: 9781138675797 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 296 str.

Jack David Eller

Opis

This accessible book introduces the story of social science, with coverage of history, politics, economics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and geography. Key questions include:

• How and why did the social sciences originate and differentiate?
• How are they related to older traditions that have defined Western civilization?
• What is the unique perspective or way of knowing of each social science?
• What are the challenges and alternatives to the social sciences as they stand in the twenty-first century?

Eller explains the origin, evolution, methods, and the main figures, literature, concepts, and theories in each discipline. The chapters also feature a range of contemporary examples, with consideration given to how the disciplines address present-day issues."

O autorze

Jack David Eller is Associate Professor (Emeritus) of Anthropology at the Community College of Denver, USA. An experienced teacher and author, his other books for Routledge include Cultural Anthropology: Global Forces, Local Lives (third edition, 2016), Cultural Anthropology: 101 (2015), Culture and Diversity in the United States (2015), and Introducing Anthropology of Religion (second edition, 2014).