The United States is on a path of increasing social conflict, accentuated class, and racial inequalities. Based on a belief that change can be brought about by citizen action, this volume argues that such action can be assisted by what the authors call "liberation sociology" - a tool for the increase of democratic participation in the production and implementation of knowledge. Liberation sociology takes the perspective of those seeking liberation from oppressive conditions, and its aim is to assist those struggling to ...
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The United States is on a path of increasing social conflict, accentuated class, and racial inequalities. Based on a belief that change can be brought about by citizen action, this volume argues that such action can be assisted by what the authors call "liberation sociology" - a tool for the increase of democratic participation in the production and implementation of knowledge. Liberation sociology takes the perspective of those seeking liberation from oppressive conditions, and its aim is to assist those struggling to eliminate all forms of human oppression. The book offers both a theoretical analysis and case studies of liberation social science as reflected in actual practice, and describes how the same sociological methods that are used to defend oppression can be used instead to liberate human beings.
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