Sociology in Sweden : a history / Anna Larsson, Sanja Magdalenić

This book offers a brief but comprehensive overview of the history of sociology in Sweden from the prewar period to the present day. After recounting its prewar beginnings, Anna Larsson and Sanja Magdalenic trace the development of sociology in Sweden from its establishment in the Swedish university...

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Main Authors: Larsson, Anna (Associate Professor of history of science and ideas) (Author), Magdalenić, Sanja (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Basingstoke] : Palgrave Pivot, 2015.
Series:Sociology transformed.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Disciplinary Precursors and Burgeoning Interest
  • 3. Establishing a Scientific Discipline
  • 4. Boundaries Under Construction
  • 5. Rise, Fall and Reorientation
  • 6. Expansion, Fragmentation and Export of Knowledge
  • 7. Reclaiming Sociological Expertise
  • 8. Conclusion.