Authors of Their Own Lives: Intellectual Autobiographies by Twenty American Sociologists / Edition 1

Authors of Their Own Lives: Intellectual Autobiographies by Twenty American Sociologists / Edition 1

by Bennett M. Berger
ISBN-10:
0520065565
ISBN-13:
9780520065567
Pub. Date:
09/01/1992
Publisher:
University of California Press
ISBN-10:
0520065565
ISBN-13:
9780520065567
Pub. Date:
09/01/1992
Publisher:
University of California Press
Authors of Their Own Lives: Intellectual Autobiographies by Twenty American Sociologists / Edition 1

Authors of Their Own Lives: Intellectual Autobiographies by Twenty American Sociologists / Edition 1

by Bennett M. Berger
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Overview

All students and scholars are curious about the human faces behind the impersonal rhetoric of academic disciplines. Here twenty of America's most prominent sociologists recount the intellectual and biographical events that shaped their careers. Family history, ethnicity, fear, private animosities, extraordinary determination, and sometimes plain good fortune are among the many forces that combine to mold the individual talents presented in Authors of Their Own Lives. With contributions from women and men, young and old, native-born Americans and immigrants, quantitative scholars and qualitative ones, this book provides a fascinating source for students and professional sociologists alike.

Some of the autobiographies maintain their reserve, others are profoundly revealing. Their subjects range from childhood, educational, and intellectual influences, to academic careerism and burnout, to the history of American sociology. Authors stands alone as a deeply personal autobiographical account of contemporary sociology.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780520065567
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 09/01/1992
Edition description: First Edition
Pages: 503
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Bennett M. Berger is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego.

Table of Contents

CONTRIBUTORS:
Reinhard Bendix
Bennett M. Berger
Jessie Bernard
James S. Coleman
Donald R. Cressey
Cynthia Fuchs Epstein
John Gagnon
Herbert J. Gans
Nathan Glazer
Andrew M. Greeley
Joseph Gusfield
Dean MacCannell
Gary T. Marx
David Riesman
Barbara Rosenblum
Alice S. Rossi
Guenther Roth
Pepper Schwartz
Pierre L. van den Berghe
Dennis Wrong
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