Sociology in America

by Calhoun, Craig

• ISBN13: 9780226090948
• ISBN10: 0226090949
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-03-01
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

Though the word "sociology" was coined in Europe, the field of sociology grew most dramatically in America. Despite that disproportionate influence, American sociology has never been the subject of an extended historical examination. To remedy that situationand to celebrate the centennial of the American Sociological AssociationCraig Calhoun assembled a team of leading sociologists to produceSociology inAmerica. Rather than a story of great sociologists or departments,Sociology in Americais a true history of an often disparate fieldand a deeply considered look at the ways sociology developed intellectually and institutionally. It explores the growth of American sociology as it addressed changes and challenges throughout the twentieth century, covering topics ranging from the discipline's intellectual roots to understandings (and misunderstandings) of race and gender to the impact of the Depression and the 1960s. Sociology in Americawill stand as the definitive treatment of the contribution of twentieth-century American sociology and will be required reading for all sociologists.

Author Biography

Craig Calhoun is president of the Social Science Research Council and professor of sociology and history at New York University. He is the editor or coeditor of several volumes and author of Nationalism and Neither Gods nor Emperors.
 

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
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
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