1996 presidential address: A vision of sociology

Journal/Book: Sociol Perspect. 1997; 40: 55 Old Post RD-#2, PO Box 1678, Greenwich, CT 06836-1678. Jai Press Inc. 529-536.

Abstract: There is a tradition in this association that the president's address should review the past, or set trends for the future. I will try to do both, first reviewing the main themes in sociological research, then sketching my own vision of sociology and the human sciences. I offer these thoughts with the hope of enlisting your cooperation toward the betterment of our discipline and our society. In keeping with the theme of this meeting, the sociological imagination, I will be brief in order to leave room for lively and imaginative discussion.

Note: Editorial Scheff TJ, Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Sociol, Santa Barbara,CA 93106 USA

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