Professing Sociology: Studies in the Life Cycle of Social Science

by Irving Louis Horowitz

Book Overview

Professing Sociology was originally published at a time when sociology commanded widespread interest and public funding. Written by one of the leaders of the new sociology of the late sixties, this volume captures the nature and intensity of the field's intellectual foundations and scope. It reveals the field's post-World War II development as a scientific discipline and as a profession, and includes the author's most significant writings on critical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141285198X
• ISBN13: 9781412851985
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 387 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"