Sociology and Its Publics: The Forms and Fates of Disciplinary Organization (Heritage of Sociology Series)

ISBN: 0226313794

Author: Halliday, Terence C.

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About the AuthorTerence C. Halliday is a research fellow at the American Bar Foundation and visiting associate professor of sociology at the University of Chicago. Morris Janowitz taught sociology at the University of Chicago for twenty-six years. He founded the Heritage of Sociology series and served as editor for twenty years.Product DescriptionSociology faces troubling developments as it enters its second century in the United States. A loss of theoretical coherence and a sense of disciplinary fragmentation, a decline in the quality of its recruits, the cooptation of its clients, a muted public voice, and sinking prestige in governmental circles-these are only a few of the trends signalling a need for renewed debate about how sociology is organized. In this volume, some of the most authoritative voices in the field confront these conditions, offering a variety of perspectives as they challenge sociologists to self-examination.