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Critical social research and education policy

Barry Troyna
- 01 Mar 1994 - 
- Vol. 42, Iss: 1, pp 70-84
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The authors argue that education policy sociology, as presently constituted, is limited in its theoretical, disciplinary and strategic concerns, and they urge those working in the field to establish a more critical social scientific approach to their work through increased engagement with feminist and antiracist literature.
Abstract
This paper argues that education policy sociology, as presently constituted, is limited in its theoretical, disciplinary and strategic concerns. Specifically, it urges those working in the field to establish a more critical social scientific approach to their work through increased engagement with feminist and antiracist literature.

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The Sociological Imagination

TL;DR: The sociological imagination is a sociological vision, a way of looking at the world that can see links between the apparently private problems of the individual and important social issues as discussed by the authors.
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The symbolic uses of politics

TL;DR: For two decades, this book has been one of the most important and popular books in the field of political science and the new afterword is an invaluable addition to this classic as mentioned in this paper.
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Political Language: Words That Succeed and Policies That Fail

TL;DR: The final volume of the three-volume series on The New Jersey Income Maintenance Experiment will be out in early December, and Volumes I and II have already been published.