| Description |
xii, 283 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-275) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The postwar campaign for scientific legitimacy -- Quantitative methods and the institutionalization of exclusivity -- Social theory and the romance of American alienation -- Theories of mass society and the advent of a new elitism -- Fads, foibles, and autopsies: unwelcome publicity for diffident sociologists -- Pseudoscience and social engineering: American sociology's public image in the fifties -- The perils of popularity: public sociology and its antagonists -- Conclusion: the legacy of the scientific identity. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Sociology -- Study and teaching -- United States.
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Sociology -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Sociologists -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781592137138 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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159213713X (cloth : alk. paper) |
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