critical sociology

philosophy that sociological understanding's primarily use should be social reform
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critical sociology

Summary

critical sociology is a branch of sociology[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of branch_of_sociology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,497 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • critical sociology is credited with the discovery of Max Horkheimer[3].
  • critical sociology's instance of is recorded as branch of sociology[4].
  • critical sociology is a type of sociological theory[5].
  • critical sociology is a type of Marxist philosophy[6].
  • critical sociology is a type of sociological methodology[7].
  • critical sociology is a type of critical social theory[8].
  • critical sociology is a type of normative sociology[9].
  • critical sociology is part of Frankfurt School[10].
  • critical sociology is part of social conflict theory[11].
  • critical sociology is part of Marxist sociology[12].
  • critical sociology's Commons category is recorded as Critical theory[13].
  • critical sociology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Critical theory[14].
  • critical sociology's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Political Theory[15].
  • critical sociology's topic has template is recorded as Template:Critical theory[16].
  • critical sociology's used by is recorded as social conflict theory[17].
  • critical sociology's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[18].

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Publication

Part of include Frankfurt School[10], a school of thought[19], in Germany[20]; social conflict theory[11], a sociological theory[21]; and Marxist sociology[12], a theory[22].

Why It Matters

critical sociology ranks in the top 2% of branch_of_sociology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,497 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

It has been cited as an influence by Neo-Marxism[25], a political ideology[26].

FAQs

Who did critical sociology influence?

critical sociology has been cited as an influence by Neo-Marxism[25].

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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