Description
Book SynopsisThe 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.
Trade ReviewJean-Michel Chapoulie is one of France’s most distinguished scholars of the history of sociology. I am sure that
Chicago Sociology will be a classic contribution, read by all those who care about the Chicago school tradition. Chapoulie’s afterword on how to write the history of sociology is essential in its understanding that all such accounts must begin with self-reflection. -- Gary Alan Fine, Northwestern University
A significant addition to the collection of books already written on this theme. * Symbolic Interaction *
Table of ContentsForeword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Sociological Research in Its Institutional Context1. 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 Research6. 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
