Sociologists' Tales : : Contemporary Narratives on Sociological Thought and Practice / / ed. by Katherine Twamley, Mark Doidge, Andrea Scott.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Complete eBook-Package 2015
• MitwirkendeR: Back, Les,; Bartley, Mel,; Bauman, Zygmunt,; Brewer, John D,; Burnett, Judith,; Cornwell, Jocelyn,; Doidge, Mark,; Featherstone, Mark,; Giddens, Anthony,; Giulianotti, Richard,; Green, Eileen,; Harrison, Eric,; Heath, Anthony,; Hodkinson, Paul,; Holmwood, John,; Killick, Lara,; Letherby, Gayle,; Maxwell, Claire,; Mayall, Berry,; McGoey, Linsey,; Mears, Robert,; Mudd, Judith,; Nicholls, Carol McNaughton,; Oakley, Ann,; Phoenix, Ann,; Robinson, Yvonne,; Roseneil, Sasha,; Schuster, Liza,; Scott, Andrea,; Scott, John,; Sime, Daniela,; Skeggs, Beverley,; Taylor, Yvette,; Twamley, Katherine,; Weeks, Jeffrey,; Wollman, Howard,; Woodthorpe, Kate,
• HerausgeberIn: Doidge, Mark,; Scott, Andrea,; Twamley, Katherine,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (312 p.)
• Other title: Front Matter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Foreword --; Introduction --; What can sociology do? --; The sociologist as voyeur --; Why sociology? --; Sociology as a science/technology of freedom --; Why sociology matters --; Passion, curiosity and integrity --; Sociology as democratic knowledge --; Pushing at the boundaries of the discipline: politics, personal life and the psychosocial --; Growing up as a sociologist in rural Shropshire --; On the right-of-way --; Living sociology --; What does it mean to be a sociologist? --; Sociology for some, someone’s sociology… --; Imagining social science --; From accidental to ambitious sociology --; Sociographer by design? Boundary crossings and interdisciplinarity --; ‘I am a sociologist’; but what exactly is a sociologist and how do you become one? --; Sociology: from committing to being? --; Drift, opportunity and commitment: the shaping of a professional career --; A passion for empirical sociology --; Me, myself and sociology --; Turning to the psychosocial: drawing on sociology to address societal issues --; How does one become a sociologist? --; A long haul --; Putting sociology to work in the NHS --; Clinging to the precipice: travails of a contract researcher in sociology --; The pursuit of a sociological career overseas and the navigation of an outsider perspective --; Tales from the field: applied policy research and the sociological imagination --; What sociology means to me: exploring, imagining and challenging --; Social science which engages with the real world --; A sporting chance? Notes on an ongoing career in the sociology of sport --; Sociology: involvement and detachment --; A career spent orbiting sociology --; Researching children’s lives: on becoming and being a sociologist in education --; Following my star --; ‘The epoch of belief…the epoch of incredulity’ --; Recommended readings --; Resources for readers --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781447318699; 9783111196428
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Katherine Twamley, Mark Doidge, Andrea Scott.

What is sociology? Why is it important? Sociologists’ Tales is the first book to offer a unique window into the thoughts and experiences of key UK sociologists from different generations, many internationally recognised, asking what sociology means to them. It reveals the changing context of sociology and how this has shaped their practice. Providing a valuable insight into why sociology is so fascinating, it gives advice to those wanting to study or develop a career in sociology reflecting on why the contributors chose their career, how they have managed to do it and what advice they would offer the next generation. This unique volume provides an understanding of sociology and its importance, and will have wide appeal among students, young sociologists thinking about their future and professional sociologists alike.