Sociological Imaginings and Imagining Sociology: Bodies, Auto/Biographies and other Mysteries
Sociology1998Vol. 32(4), pp. 647–663
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Abstract
This paper seeks to explore sociology as an imaginative pursuit. After a brief reconsideration of Mills's notion of `the sociological imagination' I examine three areas illustrating the various imaginations within the discipline: the work of Robert K. Merton; ethnomethodology; and the diversities of feminist scholarship. Two particular case studies are explored: the sociology of the body and the use of auto/biographical studies in sociology. I conclude with some suggestions for the encouragement of imaginative thought within the discipline.
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