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Sociology in South Africa: Historical Trajectories

Sociology in South Africa: Historical Trajectories

Sooryamoorthy, R.

Hardcover

Series: Sociology Transformed

General EducationGeneral Political ScienceGeneral Sociology

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ISBN10: 3032277450
ISBN13: 9783032277459
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Sep 2 2026
Pages: 223
Language: English
This book is the first comprehensive account of the history and current state of South African sociology. Providing a holistic picture of the subject both as it is taught in universities and as a field of research, it reveals the trajectories of a discipline in a challenging socio-political context. With the support of historical and scientometric data, it demonstrates how the changing political situation, from colonialism to apartheid to democracy, has influenced the nature, direction and foci of sociological research in the country. The author shows how, during the apartheid era, sociology was professionally fragmented and divided along language and race lines. It, however, flourished with the advent of democracy in 1994 and has become a unique academic movement. This insightful work will appeal to students and scholars of the social sciences, and all those interested in the history and society of South Africa.

This new edition is fully updated to include new data from the intervening 10 years, integrate current literature, incorporate additional figures and tables, and feature scientometric keyword analysis supported by visual diagrams.

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