Sociological lives
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Bibliographic Information
Sociological lives
(American Sociological Association presidential series, . Social change and the life course ; v. 2)
Sage, c1988
- : pbk.
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Selected papers from the 1986 Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, held in New York
Includes bibliographies and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Sociological Lives gives the reader a glimpse into the sociology of sociology by presenting autobiographical accounts dealing with varied aspects of the interplay between social structures and human lives. The contributors reveal something of how their own sociological lives have been influenced by changing social structures and how, in turn, their lives are variously located in the structure and history of sociology and marked by societal and intellectual trends spanning nearly a century. The introspection and retrospection give the reader rare access to the inner experiences of some of the field's leading scholars as well as their appraisal of sociological trends and their ideas of the shape of future trends.
The companion volume to Social Structures and Human Lives, this fascinating volume illustrates the rich diversity of contemporary sociology and makes excellent reading for all professionals and students in sociology and related disciplines.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
Some Thoughts on the Concept of Sociological Autobiography - Robert K Merton
Notes on the Influence of Sociological Lives - Matilda White Riley
PART TWO: REFLECTIONS ON EIGHT SOCIOLOGISTS
Growing Up and Older in Sociology - Alice P Rossi
1940-1990
Notes on a Double Career - Lewis A Coser
Phases of Societal and Sociological Inquiry in an Age of Discontinuity - Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Academic Controversy and Intellectual Growth - Willian Julius Wilson
The Aging Society and My Academic Life - Bernice L Neugarten
Socialization to Sociology by Culture Shock - Hubert M Blalock
The Changing Institutional Structure of Sociology and My Career - William H Sewell
An 'Uppity Generation' and the Revitalization of Macroscopic Sociology - Theda Skocpol
Reflections at Midcareer by a Woman From the 1960s
EPILOGUE
Commentary on 'Sociological Lives' - Charles V Willie
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