Background
Lemert, Charles Clay was born on September 21, 1937 in Cincinnati. Son of Charles Clay and Helen (Radojits) Lemert.
( A critique of modern sociological theory, this brillian...)
A critique of modern sociological theory, this brilliant new work rather than announcing the twilight of man accepts the event both as an intellectual conclusion and an empirical fact, and proceeds systematically to examine the alternatives beyond the Weber-Durkheim-Parsons episteme. Addressing himself to the issues of pluralism in sociological theory, Lemert rigorously examines representative writings of important theorists in America and Europe, including the writings of Homans (Lexical Explanation), Blalock (Theory Constructionism), Parsons (Analytic Realism), Blumer (Symbolic Interactionism), Schutz, Berger, Luckmann (Phenomenology), Cicourel (Ethnomethology), and Habermas (Critical Theory). Lemert challenges the celebrated pluralism hypothesis in his argument that recent sociological theory is not so pluralistic after all and has not made particular use of available styles of thinking. Sociology and the Twilight of Man is an important contribution to the modern sociological enterprise for several reasons. First, it raises basic questions about the progress made beyond earlier theoretical writings. Second, it questions the explanatory force of current theories. Third, it questions whether contemporary theory can continue to develop in a meaningful way without a profound reexamination of its assumptions and premises. And fourth, it demonstrates the value of discursive analysis to theoretical studies. Lemert’s critique could lead to fundamental revisions of sociologists’ perception of their discipline.
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Lemert, Charles Clay was born on September 21, 1937 in Cincinnati. Son of Charles Clay and Helen (Radojits) Lemert.
Bachelor of Arts, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1959; Bachelor of Divinity, Andover Newton Theological School, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1972; Master of Arts ad eundem grandum (honorary), Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1982.
Association minister, Congressional Church, Needham, Massachusetts, 1963-1969; minister, Unitarian Church, Needham, Massachusetts, 1969-1971; associate professor sociology, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1971-1981; professor sociology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1981-1987; chairman sociology department, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1982-1988; dean social science, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1986-1988; director etudes, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, 1984-1985. Visiting associate professor psychiatry Harvard University Medical School, 1979-1980, 84-85. Professor Bard College, National Endowment Humanities Institute on Social Sciences, summer 1983.
( A critique of modern sociological theory, this brillian...)
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Member American Sociological Association (chairman theory section), International Sociological Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Phyllis Bonekemper LeMaire, August 29, 1967 (divorced January 1985). Children— Matthew C., Noah C.
