Sociological lives

Author(s)

• Riley, Matilda White
• American Sociological Association. Meeting

Bibliographic Information

Sociological lives

editor, Matilda White Riley

（American Sociological Association presidential series, . Social change and the life course ; v. 2）

Sage, c1988

• : pbk.

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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Details

• NCID: BA06906966
• ISBN:
  • 0803932855
  • 0803932863
• LCCN: 87037658
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Newbury Park, Calif. ; London
• Pages/Volumes: 185 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC19 : 301/.092/2
• Subject Headings:
  • PRECIS : Sociology - Biographies - Collections
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA06906649