标题：Value Neutrality, Engagement and Public Responsibility of Sociology. The Sociological Imagination by C. W. Mills in Media and Political Struggle for the Character of Sociology
其他标题：Hodnotová neutralita, angažovanosť a verejná zodpovednosť sociológie. Sociologická imaginácia C. W. Millsa v mediálnom a politickom zápase o charakter sociológie
期刊名称：Acta Universitatis Carolinae: Philosophica et Historica
印刷版ISSN：0567-8293
电子版ISSN：2464-7055
出版年度：2020
卷号：2020
期号：1
页码：17-41
DOI：10.14712/24647055.2020.21
语种：English
出版社：Karolinum Press
摘要：C. W. Mills in his well-known The Sociological Imagination commented critically on the argument about value neutrality of sociology, even though he developed the heritage of value neutrality of a scientific analysis himself. However, in practice and in his The Sociological Imagination, he promoted engaged sociology. The seeming paradox is inspiring when it comes to reflecting on current sociology, which has been drawn into present struggles for the appearance of public space (mostly in media) and the character of politics in many ways. However, mass public mobilisation of middle-class and mostly more educated population in central Europe makes sociologists ask a question: which values and political visions are still acceptable and how shall they think about the engagement of sociology? Different historical, cultural and political conditions in central-European sociology also pose questions to again analyse Mills’ definitions of value-neutral science and principles that a publically relevant and committed sociology should rely on. The Sociological Imagination by Mills has become a challenge for an updated and contextualized sociology of sociology.
关键词：sociological imagination;sociology of sociology;value neutrality;surveys;engagement;mass media
