Overview
- Investigates how sociology in Britain has developed as a non-quantitative subject and why this matters from an historical point of view
- Examines the history of sociology from a novel perspective; within the wider context of the development of modern science
- Contributes to the building of a healthy tradition within British sociology of studying its own history
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Why Study the Historical Relationship Between Sociology and Statistics at all?
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Sociology and Statistics in Britain in the Nineteenth Century
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Sociology and Statistics in Britain from 1903 to the 1920s
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Sociology and Statistics in Britain from the 1930s to 1979
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Reviews
“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, University of Oxford, UK
“This book is a work of major scholarship that will long remain a standard history of the always troubled relationship between British sociology and statistics. It gives a critical account that does much to explain how mainstream sociology in Britain has taken the intellectual path that it has.” —Christopher T. Husbands, Emeritus Reader in Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
“This is a most timely study of the development of social statistics and sociology in Britain. Covering a broad period, examining a wide variety of academic and professional institutions, and focusing on some of the most luminous figures in the history of social research and social thought in modern Britain, the author traces the complex relationship between counting and theorising in the development of the social sciences. The author questions whether the development of sociology in Britain, while distinctive, is in any way exceptional, and has written a major work which will be of relevance to everyone interested in the sociological tradition.” —Lawrence Goldman, Professor, St. Peter’s College, University of Oxford, UK
“Plamena Panayotova has produced a wonderful historical meditation on British sociology’s allergic reaction to statistics, uncovering its deep intellectual roots.” —Stephen Turner, Distinguished University Professor, University of South Florida, USAAuthors and Affiliations
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sociology and Statistics in Britain, 1833–1979
Authors: Plamena Panayotova
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55133-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-55132-2Published: 29 September 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-55135-3Published: 03 May 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-55133-9Published: 28 September 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 376
Number of Illustrations: 27 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sociology, general, Statistics for Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Biotechnology, Philosophy of the Social Sciences