It takes the average reader 5 hours and 3 minutes to read In Defence of Sociology by Anthony Giddens
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Is there a future for sociology? To many, sociology seems to have lost its way. Born of the ideas of Auguste Comte in the nineteenth century, sociology established itself as 'the science of modernity', linked to a progressive view of history. Yet today the idea of progress has more or less collapsed; with its demise, some say, sociological thought has moved to the margins of contemporary intellectual culture. In this book the author challenges such an interpretation, showing that sociology continues to hold a central position within the social sciences. Looking both to the past of sociology...
In Defence of Sociology by Anthony Giddens is 296 pages long, and a total of 75,776 words.
This makes it 100% the length of the average book. It also has 93% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 54 minutes to read In Defence of Sociology aloud.
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