Sociology 1020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Public Sociology, Critical Theory, Macrosociology

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Rs chapter 2 - anticipating burawoy: john porter"s public sociology. For a client -- used to find a solution. Conversations as opposed to speaking at a group. Four types should be combined under as public sociology. Sociologists must be accountable for society as a whole. Public sociology should be based on a set of democratic values that are objectively good. Basically said that canada isn"t super multicultural and everyone loves each other. The purpose of social science is to abstract. Organic harmony and the unity of mankind. Porter wanted to use this measures of progress for political purpose. He believed that much like societies varying in economic growth, societies vary in degrees of moral progress. Conclusion: porter"s relevance to the public sociology debate. Society must be able to judge whether or not it is moving in the direction of maximizing human welfare. Overall, this passage is a comparison between burawoy"s position on the dominance of social democratic public sociology.

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