Abstract
This article argues that American pragmatism provides a model for organic public sociology, defined by Michael Burawoy as the sociologist's direct involvement with a group in a collaborative effort to bring about change, which permits and encourages a combined professional research and activist project. I use my project involving medical licensing and disciplinary boards to illustrate how those projects can be successfully combined. I served as a public member, conducted research, and was an advocate for change.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-19 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Symbolic Interaction |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2011 |
Keywords
- Medicine
- Pragmatism
- Professions
- Public sociology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Nursing
- Social Psychology
- Education
- Communication
- Sociology and Political Science
- General Social Sciences