Whose Keeper? Social Science and Moral Obligation

by Alan Wolfe

Criticizes pure economic or political approaches to social problems, and argues for the establishment of civil responsibilities

Genres: Politics, Sociology

388 pages, Paperback

First published April 16, 1989

About the author

Alan Wolfe is professor of political science and director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life at Boston College. The author and editor of more than twenty books, he is a frequent contributor to the New York Times, Harper's, and the Atlantic. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Reviews

[Rory Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

Makes a compelling case for the continued study of and specialization in the field of sociology as opposed to economics and political science. Wolfe's argument that society must balance the obligations of the state and market with civil society and obligations to one another is still valid today.