Conclusion

Part V Part V Modes of Change

1.4 Conclusion

Ultimately, the discipline is due for a paradigm shift. If theory is a specialization, then we need to resuscitate and support theorists in journals, pro- fessorial appointments, and in training; if theory is the backbone of a social science, then we need to begin to teach theory as set of principles that sociologists can deploy in developing research.

This Handbook is one small step forward, inspired by the desire to unite sociologists under

a common umbrella that does not dissuade creativity, the pursuit of understudied problems, or the continued development of theory. Rather, a society or community instead of an association is more likely to cooperate in an effort to push soci- ology into the twenty-fi rst century and make our discipline one that is consulted when politicians, economic leaders, community organizers, and the like have problems they need help solving.

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