Sociology in Ireland : a short history

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Sociology in Ireland : a short history

Title remainder

a short history

Statement of responsibility

Bryan Fanning, Andreas Hess

Creator

• Fanning, Bryan

Contributor

• Hess, Andreas

Subject

• Sociology -- Ireland

Language

eng

Summary

This book provides a short introduction to the emergence and development of sociology in Ireland until the present day.The institutionalization of the discipline came relatively late as it remained under the control of the Catholic Church. However, since the 1970s sociology has witnessed periods of considerable growth and professionalization.

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• Online access with purchase: Palgrave Connect (Social Sciences Collection)

Cataloging source

UK-WkNB

Dewey number

301.09415

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Series statement

Sociology transformed

Summary expansion

This book provides a short introduction to the emergence and development of sociology in Ireland until the present day. While there were some early nineteenth century forerunners, the institutionalization of sociology as an academic discipline came relatively late. For a long time the development of sociology was strongly influenced by the Catholic Church, and Catholic sociology remained the dominant paradigm until a slow secularization process phased this out. From the 1970s onwards the discipline witnessed periods of growth and professionalization. However, these development and achievements were never conflict-free and by the mid 1980s, sociology in Ireland entered a period of critical self-reflection in which old established paradigms were questioned and new themes and topics emerged