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The so-called Chicago school has been a dominant presence in sociology since it emerged around the University of Chicago in the early decades of the twentieth century. Jean-Michel Chapoulie¿s groundbreaking book on the development and influence of the Chicago tradition provides a unique perspective on the history of social science.
List of contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Sociological Research in Its Institutional Context
1. The Initial Development of Sociology at the University of Chicago, 1892–1914
2. William Isaac Thomas, The Polish Peasant in Europe and America, and the Beginnings of Empirical Academic Sociology
3. Park, Burgess, Faris, and Sociology at Chicago, 1914–1933
4. Research at the University of Chicago, 1918–1933
5. American Sociology, the Sociology Department, and the Chicago Tradition, 1934–1961
Part II. Paths of Research
6. Hughes, Blumer, Studies on Work and Institutions, and Fieldwork
7. From Social Disorganization to the Theory of Labeling
8. Research in the World: The Study of Race and Intercultural Relations, 1913–1963
9. On the Margins of the Chicago Tradition: Nels Anderson and Donald Roy
Conclusion
Afterword to the English translation of La tradition sociologique de Chicago: How Should the History of the Social Sciences Be Written?
Appendix: Remarks on Research Methods
Notes
References
Index
About the author
Jean-Michel Chapoulie is professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.
William Kornblum is professor of sociology at the City University of New York. He is coauthor of International Express: New Yorkers on the 7 Train (Columbia, 2017).
Caroline Wazer is a writer, translator, and editor living in New York City.
Summary
The so-called Chicago school has been a dominant presence in sociology since it emerged around the University of Chicago in the early decades of the twentieth century. Jean-Michel Chapoulie’s groundbreaking book on the development and influence of the Chicago tradition provides a unique perspective on the history of social science.
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A significant addition to the collection of books already written on this theme.
