Knowledge and society: situating sociology and social anthropology/
T.K. Oommen
- New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2007.
- x, 195 p. ; 23 cm.
- (Oxford collected essays) .
Introduction: Sociology and Social Anthropology: Persisting Tensions -- 1. Sociology in India: A Plea for Contextualization -- 2. Data Collection Techniques: The Sterile Controversy -- 3. Theory, Concepts, and Empirical Research: An Analysis in Reciprocity -- 4. On the Craft of Studying Social Movements -- 5. Apprehending Social Reality in a Hierarchical Society: The Rationale for a Perspective from Below -- 6. Internationalization of Sociology: A South Asian Perspective -- 7. Sociology for One World: Towards an Authentic Sociology -- 8. The Trajectory of Globalization and its Implications for Social Research -- 9. Frontiers of Sociology and Anthropology: Three Contexts.