Knowledge Monopolies

The Academisation of Society

Alan Shipman, Marten Shipman (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

96 Seiten

2005
Imprint Academic (Verlag)
978-1-84540-028-6 (ISBN)

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Historians and sociologists chart the consequences of the expansion of knowledge; philosophers of science examine the causes. This book bridges the gap. The focus is on 'academisation'.

Historians and sociologists chart the consequences of the expansion of knowledge; philosophers of science examine the causes. This book bridges the gap. The focus is on 'academisation' - the paradox whereby, as the general public becomes better educated to live and work with knowledge, the 'academy' increases its intellectual distance from the public, so that the nature of social and natural reality becomes more rather than less obscure.

Marten Shipman is a retired sociologist, formerly Director of Research and Statistics in the Inner London Education Authority. He is the author of several books, including The Limitations of Social Research (Longman). Alan Shipman is a freelance writer and economist, formerly at the National Institute of Economic & Social Research and the Economist Intelligence Unit. His books include The Market Revolution and Its Limits (Routledge).

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.12.2005
Reihe/Serie	Societas
Verlagsort	Exeter
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 210 mm
Gewicht	200 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-84540-028-3 / 1845400283
ISBN-13	978-1-84540-028-6 / 9781845400286
Zustand	Neuware