Punk Sociology [Hardcover]

This book explores the possibility of drawing upon a punk ethos to inspire and invigorate sociology. It uses punk to think creatively about what sociology is and how it might be conducted and aims to fire the sociological imaginations of sociologists at any stage of their careers, from new students to established professors.PART ONE: THE BACKGROUND 1. Introduction: Sociology, Uncertainty and the Possibility of an Imagined Future 2. The Punk Ethos PART TWO: TOWARDS A PUNK SOCIOLOGY 3. From a Punk Ethos to a Punk Sociology 4. Relativistic, Open and Eclectic: Sociological Knowledge 5. Raw, Stripped Back and Fearless: Communicating Sociology 6. Bold, Inventive and the Do-It-Yourself Ethic: The Sociological Terrain 7. Conclusion: The Limits of Punk Sociology and a Glimpse into its Future

Punk Sociology is a call for boldness among sociologists in order to reinvigorate the discipline [...] it is a call for an eclectic sociology; for conversation and participation. - Sociology

'David Beer's eulogy to the spirit of punk, and his commendable entreaty to his fellow sociologists to imbibe of its energy, inventiveness and iconoclasm, is a pleasant journey through some sensible and for the most part laudatory imprecation''David Beer's eulogy to the spirit of punk, and his commendable entreaty to his fellow sociologists to imbibe of its energy, inventiveness and iconoclasm, is a pleasant journey through some sensible and for the most part laudatory imprecation'- Times Higher Education

Punk Sociology counts off a passionate and thoughtful call to re-animate the sociological imagination. Dave Beer's book inspires, provokes and entertains - nevermind the bollocks here is sociology's future. - Les Back, Professor of Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK

I would have loved to have read a book like this as an undergraduate in first-year sociology in the early 1980s, when unfortunately I found myself bored rigil&