Sociologists of the unexpected: Edward A. Ross and Georg Simmel on the unintended consequences of modernity
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The views expressed in Georg Simmel's formal approach and Edward A. Ross's reformative sociology concerning the unintended consequences of modernity provide a complementary and fresh insight on the current sociological understanding of the unexpected consequences in high modernity or knowledge societies. The work of Georg Simmel and Edward A. Ross brings out the unintended and tragic moments associated with modern culture and their importance in sociology.
Publication Name: American Sociologist
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0003-1232
Year: 2003
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Studying ourselves: Sociology discipline-building in the Unites States
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Discipline-building as evidenced in a literature of self-studies, internal evaluations and in the various histories of the discipline and of its professional organization is examined. In the early years of discipline-building, those who were, or wanted to be, sociologists studied themselves prodigiously and attempted to chart a course for posterity.
Publication Name: American Sociologist
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0003-1232
Year: 2005
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Remembering Reuel Denney: sociology as cultural studies
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Reuel Denney's work regarding sociology, cultural studies of Americans at play and his relationship with his students help in providing an insight into his contributions towards sociology. Reuel Denney was able to understand the society that was developing under late capitalism and predicted most of the present sociology as cultural studies.
Publication Name: American Sociologist
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0003-1232
Year: 2003
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