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Founding sociology? : Talcott Parsons and the idea of general theory
Holmwood, John, 1950-London ; New York : Longman Group, 1996.The theories of Talcott Parsons' are enjoying a revival in the world of sociology. Rather than following closely the complex original prose in an effort to explain the theory in its minutiae, Holmwood presents a highly readable non-technical critique of several of the strongest underlying sociological themes and shows how, although flawed in many respects, these themes have been recurring, in different forms, in the theories of those critical of his work.
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Countering extremism in British schools? : the truth about the Birmingham Trojan Horse affair
Holmwood, John, 1950-Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2018.In 2014 an investigation into an alleged plot to `Islamify' several state schools in Birmingham began. Known as the `Trojan Horse' affair, this caused a previously highly successful school to be vilified. Holmwood, an expert witness in the professional misconduct cases brought against the teachers, and O'Toole, who researches the government's counter-extremism agenda, challenge the accepted narrative and draw on the potential parallel with the Hillsborough disaster to suggest a similar false narrative has taken hold of public debate. This important book highlights the major injustice inflicted on the teachers and shows how this affair was used to criticise multiculturalism, and justify the expansion of a broad and intrusive counter extremism agenda.
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Social stratification
Cheltenham ; Brookfield, Vt. : Edward Elgar Publishing, c1996.This work in three volumes deals with the ramifications of social stratification. Topics covered include social division by labour, and how it can offer social cohesion; how elites function with regard to power; professionalism; and the processes by which civil society has developed.
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