Sociology and the Public AgendaWilliam J. Wilson SAGE Publications, 1993 M03 2 - 391 pages The editor of this volume asserts that sociology's ostrich-like stance threatens to leave the discipline in a position of irrelevance to the world at large and compromises the support of policymakers, funders, media and the public. Wilson's vision is of a sociology attuned to the public agenda, influencing public policy through both short and long-range analysis from a sociological perspective. Using a variety of policy issues, perspectives, methods and cases, the distinguished contibutors to this volume both demonstrate and emphasize Wilson's ideas. |
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Preface | xiii |
and Public Policy | 23 |
How Do Issues Get on Public Policy Agendas? | 40 |
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