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This book explores the ways in which sociological arguments are constructed and presented, looking at what can be learned from the contrasting styles of sociologists working in different periods and theoretical traditions. Fundamental debates in the discipline are addressed, such as 'can sociology provide final answers?' and 'how far is detachment feasible or desirable?'. Finally, the book considers the practical significance which thinking about styles of argument has for all students of sociology.

The Art of Sociological Argument

Acknowledgements.- Introduction: The Importance of Sociological Argument.- Karl Marx: Sociology as Radical Criticism.- Emile Durkheim: Sociology as the Identification of Social Facts.- Max Weber: Sociology as the Science of Interpretive Understanding.- Talcott Parsons: Sociology as Systematic Reflection.- Charles Wright Mills: Sociology as an Imaginative Craft.- Erving Goffman: Sociology as an Eye for Detail.- Michel Foucault: Sociology as Shocking.- Ann Oakley: Sociology as Emancipation.- Conclusion.- Bibliography.