Blurring public and private sociology: Challenging an artificial division

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Butler, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical realism; Governmentality; Michael burawoy; Professional sociology; Public sociology; Public private; Second modernity

Indexed keywords

EID: 74349120489     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.1970     Document Type: Article

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