Showing papers by "Anselm L. Strauss published in 1978"
TL;DR: The Chicago sociologists of the early 20th century were influenced by either or both founding fathers of this tradition, Thomas and Park as discussed by the authors, who exemplified to their students and their successors at Chicago how to do sociololgy.
Abstract: Through their writings and research, Thomas and Park exemplified to their students and their successors at Chicago how to “do” sociololgy. Central to their respective positions were their conceptions of social change, reform and progress; the role of science and especially sociology; the agents of social change; the arenas and mechanisms of social change. Not only were there some basic differences in their respective conceptions, but succeeding generations of Chicago sociologists have been profoundly influenced in their ideas and work by selective interpretations of either or both founding fathers of this tradition. Like any other intellectual tradition, the Chicago one is neither as integrated as it often seems nor have its participants drawn on precisely the same aspects of their intellectual heritage. To understand the work of contemporary “Chicagoans,” it is necessary to, at least, understand what they have made and are making of their diverse heritage. INTELLECTUAL TRADITIONS ARE not as integrated as they often seem, for people participate in them in diverse ways. Sometimes participation is relatively indirect or symbolic. Other times it is quite practical. People participate in traditions for varying lengths of time, with varying degrees and kinds of commitment. Even among the most committed, participants draw on quite different aspects of the same tradition.
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