Includes bibliographical references and index.

Redefining the nature and future of sociology : toward a holistic sociology / Vincent Jeffries -- Burawoy's holistic sociology and Sorokin's "integralism" : a conversation of ideas / Lawrence T. Nichols -- Rethinking Burawoy's public sociology : a post-empiricist reconstruction / Raymond A. Morrow -- Social justice and critical public sociology / Joe Feagin, Sean Elias, and Jennifer Mueller -- Public sociology and the future : the possible, the probable, and the preferable / Wendell Bell -- The scientific system of public sociology : the exemplar of Pitirim A. Sorokin's social thought / Vincent Jeffries -- A sociology for public sociology : some needed disciplinary changes for creating public sociology / Herbert J. Gans -- Some suggested standards for distinguishing between good and bad public sociology / Norval D. Glenn -- On writing public sociology : accountability through accessibility, dialogue, and relevance / Damon Mayrl and Laurel Westbrook -- Recapturing the sociological imagination : the challenge for public sociology / Frank Furedi -- Presenting sociology's four "faces" : problems and prospects for the high school course / Michael DeCesare -- Teaching and public sociology / Caroline Hodges Persell -- From data to drama : returning research to convicted survivors / Elizabeth Dermody Leonard -- Integrating the four sociologies : the "Baigou project" in China / Lina Hu -- Becoming public sociology : indigenous nations, dialogue, and change / Stephen Cornell -- Talking about racial disparities in imprisonment : a reflection on experiences in Wisconsin / Pamela E. Oliver -- Public membership on medical licensing boards : an integrated public and professional project / Ruth Horowitz -- Counting the deaths in Darfur : pitfalls on the pathway to a public sociology / Bill McCarthy and John Hagan -- Engaged social movement scholarship / Robert Kleidman -- Public sociology and universal human rights / Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann -- Altruism, apology, forgiveness, and reconciliation as public sociology / Samuel P. Oliner -- A public sociology for a global age : recovering the political / Saskia Sassen -- Global altruism : some considerations / Edward A. Tiryakian -- Futures in the making : sociological practice and challenge / Barbara Adam -- The public sociology wars / Michael Burawoy.

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