Social Analysis of Education: After the new sociology

by Philip Wexler

Book Overview

First published in 1987, this book offers an ideological critique of the new sociology of education, with the aim to redeem understanding of the social and historical character of knowledge. It argues that with an historical and social grasp, university knowledge can be understood as a collective product and can become a useful resource for encountering and transforming the social present.

To reach this objective, the book reviews the history...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415792126
• ISBN13: 9780415792127
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"