The Making of a Sociologist

Between Being and Knowing

John H. Goldthorpe

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Routledge
14 April 2025

Research methods: general; Philosophy; Sociology; Philosophy of science

This book offers a journey through the problems and the progress of the discipline of sociology in the UK and Europe throughout the second half of the twentieth century via an exploration of seven social settings from the life of a now eminent sociologist. It conceptualises the complex relation that exists between being and knowing, and between the personal knowledge that comes from lived experience and the essentially impersonal knowledge that any science seeks to pursue. The seven – very contrasting – settings are described in detail, together with reference to some of their leading personalities, such as David Glass, Karl Popper, Norbert Elias, Sebastian Sprott, Richard Hoggart, Noel Annan, E. M. Forster, Gösta Rehn, Chelly Halsey, Fred Hirsch and Jürgen Habermas. In each case, the author shows how his lived experience within these settings formed a substratum of his sociology and how he navigated the line between personal knowledge as a creative resource and personal knowledge as potential bias using methodological discipline. It will ultimately appeal to those with interests in sociology, philosophy of science, sociological histories, and biographical methods.

By: John H. Goldthorpe
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 250g
ISBN: 9781032974903
ISBN 10: 1032974907
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 14 April 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Village and Family 2. School, Sport and the Mexborough 3. From Yorkshire to London, from History to Sociology 4. Leicester: Europe in England 5. King’s, Cambridge: College Life, Sociology and Politics 6. Nuffield, Oxford and British Sociology 7. European Sociology Envoi

John H. Goldthorpe is Emeritus Fellow of Nuffield College, University of Oxford, UK. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, a Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.