Wendell Bell and the sociology of the future: challenges past, present and future

Adam, Barbara Elisabeth 2011. Wendell Bell and the sociology of the future: challenges past, present and future. Futures 43 (6) , pp. 590-595. 10.1016/j.futures.2011.04.007

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Abstract

As a sociologist dealing with futures studies, WendellBell encountered considerable obstacles because his topic – the future, imagined, projected and shaped – poses significant problems for contemporary sociology. The paper discusses Bell's engagement with these disciplinary difficulties and his search for conceptual and methodological solutions. The paper anchors Bell's achievements in a wider historical context, identifies some of the new challenges facing sociology and considers some openings for change in our knowledge practice.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics (CESAGen) Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0016-3287
Last Modified:	04 Jun 2017 03:46
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/26440

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