Committing Sociology: Critical Perspectives on our Social World, 1st edition

Our central aim, with Committing Sociology, is to show students that committing sociology can mean different things in different situations, but that it has at its core some common–and often uncomfortable–goals. These include shining a light on injustices, speaking truth to power, and not just looking at our social world from afar, but also working with communities to address social problems and push for change.

The text's overarching critical framework underscores sociology's aims of addressing social inequalities and working toward social change, and it considers the role of values and ideologies in guiding research processes. It aims to introduce theoretical and methodological tools for questioning inequalities and power structures, considering how sociology can give voice to vulnerable populations, and addressing shifts within the discipline from doing research on to doing research with populations and promoting empowerment through research.