Passion Through the Profession: Being Both Activist and Academic

Part of a special issue on applied research and social justice. The contribution that activism can make to the academic career of the sociologist is discussed. It is argued that applied researchers can improve their teaching and research by integrating their activist and academic roles, and that fai...

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Autor principal: Burnett, Cathleen (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2003
En: Social justice
Año: 2003, Volumen: 30, Número: 4, Páginas: 135-150
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Verlag)
Verificar disponibilidad: HBZ Gateway
Palabras clave:
Applied sociology
College teachers
College teachers > Political activity
Criminologists
Discussion
Hall, Richard
Occupational prestige
Public Welfare
Social Services
Sociologists
Teaching
UNIVERSITIES & colleges
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Sumario:Part of a special issue on applied research and social justice. The contribution that activism can make to the academic career of the sociologist is discussed. It is argued that applied researchers can improve their teaching and research by integrating their activist and academic roles, and that failure to do so places the researcher in no-man's-land and leaves the obligation to advocate for the marginalized unfulfilled.