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Ideas have consequences and, like all objects of our attention, we can be over- or undercommitted to ideas. Sometimes over- or underidentification carries serious consequences. From a clinical sociologist’s viewpoint, many of our colleagues remain undercommitted to the proposition aptly stated on a button promoting the discipline: SOCIOLOGY is a verb, not a noun.In short, “sociology applies.” Lenski’s1 judgment, although rendered in a different context, identifies the consequences of believing otherwise: “Without such a commitment it is difficult to justify public support of sociology.” Starting from the belief that sociological ideas have practical implications, this chapter’s goal is to stimulate thinking regarding how a sociological orientation can contribute to counseling individuals, couples, and families.
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Roberts, L.W. (1991). Clinical Sociology with Individuals and Families. In: Rebach, H.M., Bruhn, J.G. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Sociology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3782-3_9
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