John Rex's main mistake

Science progresses by the discovery and correction of mistakes in the interpretation of data. John Rex sought 'to distinguish among the various studies made by sociologists those which are distinguishable as race relations studies'. He examined them from the standpoint of classical sociolo...

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Published inEthnic and racial studies Vol. 38; no. 8; pp. 1369 - 1381
Main Author Banton, Michael
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Routledge 21.06.2015
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects
Colour
Epistemology
Ethnicity
History
Knowledge
Race
Race relations
Rex, John
sociological knowledge
Sociological theory
Sociology
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Summary:Science progresses by the discovery and correction of mistakes in the interpretation of data. John Rex sought 'to distinguish among the various studies made by sociologists those which are distinguishable as race relations studies'. He examined them from the standpoint of classical sociological theory. His main mistake was his continued but unsuccessful attempt to synthesize two quite different kinds of sociological knowledge. He underestimated the importance of differences in the criteria for the validation of causal explanation and for the projection of historical trends.
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ISSN:0141-9870
1466-4356
DOI:10.1080/01419870.2015.1016056