
Reintroducing Harriet Martineau
Pioneering Sociologist and Activist
- 128 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
This book explores the innovative, sociological approach adopted by Harriet Martineau in her efforts to develop a 'scientific' approach to understanding social and societal change. With attention to her focus on the key social structures and societal issues of her day – the economy, education, the condition of women and the evils of slavery – the authors highlight her creation and application of what we now recognise as sociological methodology, fieldwork and analysis. Through an examination in each chapter of the writings that best illustrate Martineau's sociological perspective, Reintroducing Harriet Martineau discusses her enduring contribution to sociology. As such, it will appeal to scholars and students of sociology with interests in the history of the discipline and questions of methodology.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introducing Harriet Martineau
- 2 Sociological Analysis and Methodology
- 3 The Condition of Women
- 4 Educational Perspectives
- 5 Fighting Slavery
- 6 Health Care and Hospitals
- 7 Environmentalism and Experimentation
- 8 Journey to Secularism
- 9 Experience of Disability to Sociology of Disability
- 10 Harriet Martineau’s Sociological Legacy
- Works by Martineau
- Selected Secondary Sources
- Index