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1 online resource (252 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Foreword; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE Taking Harriet Martineau Seriously in the Classroom and Beyond; CHAPTER TWO Harriet Martineau and the Unitarian Connection; CHAPTER THREE Making Lemonade: Harriet Martineau on Being Deaf; CHAPTER FOUR A Methodological Comparison of Harriet Martineau's Society in America (1837) and Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America (1835-1840) |
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CHAPTER FIVE The Meaning of "Things" : Theory and Method in Harriet Martineau's How to Observe Morals and Manners (1838) and Émile Durkheim's The Rules of Sociological Method (1895)CHAPTER SIX ""Words on Work"": Harriet Martineau's Sociology of Work and Occupations-Part I: Her Theory of Work; CHAPTER SEVEN ""Words on Work"": Harriet Martineau's Sociology of Work and Occupations-Part II: Her Empirical Investigations; CHAPTER EIGHT The Florence Nightingale-Harriet Martineau Collaboration; CHAPTER NINE Harriet Martineau and the Positivism of Auguste Comte |
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EPILOGUE Martineauian Sociology and our Disciplinary FutureReferences; About the Contributors; Index |
| Summary |
The Essays in this volume explore the work of Harriet Martineau from a sociological perspective, highlighting her theoretical contributions in the areas of the sociology of labor, gender and political economy. The contributors each offer a contextual, theoretical and methodological assessment of her work beginning with the opportunities and challenges of utilizing Martineau pedagogically in the sociology classroom |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876.
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| SUBJECT |
Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876 fast |
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Sociology -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
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Sociology
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hoecker-Drysdale, Susan
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| ISBN |
9781317954125 |
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1317954122 |
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