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The Social Misconstruction of Reality: Validity and Verification in the Scholarly Community

by Richard F. Hamilton

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In this provocative book Richard F. Hamilton examines the social determinants of knowledge, focusing on three well-accepted but erroneous social theories and looking closely at the ways social misconstructions originate and thrive. Hamilton finds that despite critiques by historians, some scholars continue to believe Max Weber's claim that a strong linkage between Protestantism and worldly success led to the rise of the capitalist West. Similarly, many academics still argue the discredited view that the German lower middle class voted overwhelmingly for the Nazis. Foucalt's flawed interpretation of the "birth of prison" and other disciplinary concepts in modern society finds wide acceptance in many academic circles, despite a lack of serious empirical support. In each of these three cases, the author assesses the logic and empirical accuracy of the accepted theory and alternative theories, and he investigates the social processes giving rise to misconstructions.

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Examines the social determinants of knowledge, looking closely at the ways social misconstructions originate and thrive by focusing on three concepts that find wide acceptance in modern society despite a lack of serious empirical support: Max Weber's claims that a strong linkage between Protestantism and worldly success led to the rise of the capilitalist West; the discredited view that the German lower middle class voted overwhelmingly for the Nazis; and Foucault's flawed interpretation of the "birth of prison."
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-285) and index.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780300063455
Subtitle:
Validity and Verification in the Scholarly Community
Author:
Hamilton, Richard F.
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Location:
New Haven :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Subject:
Sociology - General
Subject:
Historiography
Subject:
Knowledge, sociology of
Subject:
Knowledge, Sociology of -- Case studies.
Subject:
Historiography -- Case studies.
Series Volume:
38-5A
Publication Date:
April 1996
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
9.46x6.34x.95 in. 1.50 lbs.
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