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A 4 page paper which examines how social science can be considered a holy sacrament open to humanity, as stated by Albion Small. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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holiest sacrament open to men" (Coser 283). In many respects many may feel that this is a very strange statement that connects religion in light of the fact that sociology
seems to stand in opposition to religion, or that religion only plays a small part of social science. The following paper examines the work of Lewis Coser, "A History of
Sociological Analysis," as it reveals the meaning of Smalls statement. Social Science: Holy Coser states that, "It is hard to believe
that such a sentence could have been written by any of the major European exemplars of our discipline" (283). This seems odd in light of the fact that social science
is not a study of religion, nor is it a religious study. It involves the study of religion when understanding sociological concerns of particular types, but it seems odd that
social science should be considered a holy sacrament. Coser, however, points out that many of the early sociologists were very religions individuals.
"The evangelical passion and moralistic rhetoric that informs many of the writings of early American sociologists becomes understandable when it is realized that a very high proportion of them were
sons of ministers or had themselves been ministers or studied in divinity schools" (Coser 283). This clearly lays a foundation for universities and colleges in the field of sociology as
it relates to something "holy." Coser indicates that many people leaned away from the church as they engaged in social science, but
that others seemed to see it as a way of understanding their world in times of change. Coser indicates that, "perusal of many biographies leaves no doubt in my mind
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