Sociology in America A History

Name: Sociology in America A History
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ISBN: 9780226090955

ISBN-10: 0226090957

ISBN-13: 9780226090955

Edition: 2007

Authors: Craig Calhoun

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This is an exploration of the growth of American sociology as it addressed changes and challenges throughout the 20th century, covering topics ranging from the discipline's intellectual roots to understanding (and misunderstanding) of race and gender to the impact of the Depression and the 1960s.

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List price: $44.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 3/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 880
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 1.93" tall
Weight: 2.640
Language: English



Preface



Sociology in America: An Introduction




The American Spencerians: Theorizing a New Science




Thrice Told: Narratives of Sociology's Relation to Social Work




A Life in the First Half-Century of Sociology: Charles Ellwood and the Division of Sociology




Knowledge from the Field




Pragmatism, Phenomenology, and Twentieth-Century American Sociology




On Edge: Sociology during the Great Depression and the New Deal




Hot War, Cold War: The Structures of Sociological Action, 1940-1955




American Sociology before and after World War II: The (Temporary) settling of a Disciplinary Field




Orthodoxy, Heterodoxy, and Hierarchy: "Mainstream" Sociology and itsChallengers




From Relevance to Irrelevance: The Curious Impact of the Sixties on Public Sociology




The Culture of Sociology in Disarray: The Impact of 1968 on U.S. Sociology




Assessing the Feminist Revolution: The Presence and Absence of Gender in Theory and Practice




Feminist Sociology in the Twentieth Century United States: Life Stories in Historical Context




Sociology of Race and W.E.B. DuBois: The Path Not Taken




The Dark Side of the Force: One Hundred Years of the Sociology of Race




Pushing the Boundaries or Business as Usual? Race, Class, and Gender Studies and Sociological Inquiry




Criminology, Criminologists, and the Sociological Enterprise




Betwixt and Between Discipline and Profession: A History of Sociology of Education




Internationalism and Global Transformations in American Sociology




Defining Disciplinary Identity: The Historiography of U.S. Sociology



Appendix: Histories of American Sociology: Readings and Resources



List of Contributors


Index