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Sociology and Scientism

- The American Quest for Objectivity, 1880-1940

About Sociology and Scientism

During the 1920s a new generation of American sociologists tried to make their discipline more objective by adopting the methodology of the natural sciences. Robert Bannister provides the first comprehensive account of the emergence of this "objectivism" within the matrix of the evolutionism of Lester Ward and other founders of American sociology.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780807843277
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 312
  • Published:
  • September 30, 1991
  • Edition:
  • Dimensions:
  • 156x235x0 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 750 g.
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Expected delivery: May 5, 2025

Description of Sociology and Scientism

During the 1920s a new generation of American sociologists tried to make their discipline more objective by adopting the methodology of the natural sciences. Robert Bannister provides the first comprehensive account of the emergence of this "objectivism" within the matrix of the evolutionism of Lester Ward and other founders of American sociology.

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