A Journey of Discovering Sociology

What Sociology is in 20 Contemporary American Sociologists’ Eyes

Long Chen (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

216 Seiten

2020 | 1st ed. 2020
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-15-6602-8 (ISBN)

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This book gathers the author’s interviews with twenty leading sociologists from various fields at nine different prestigious universities in the USA, including their viewpoints, anecdotes and experiences in the world of sociology. Each chapter presents an interview with one sociologist, covering their views on contemporary sociology, their early university experiences, teaching experiences, experiences with publishing, and their reflections on life as a sociologist.

Through the dialogues, readers can learn about sociology as well as sociologists’ lives in a unique and insightful way – just as the author did – and embark on a journey of discovering sociology. The book helps readers find their own answers to the two main questions explored: “What is sociology?” and “What is a sociologist’s life like?”

Long Chen is the Boya Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Sociology at Peking University where he obtained his doctoral degree in 2019. His research interests are focused on labor process, industrial relationship, youth employment, platform economy as well as Internet technology, etc. In 2016-2017, Chen was invited to Harvard Sociology Department as a Visiting Fellow with the support of Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC). During that period, Chen launched this interview project which aims at bringing American sociology as well as American sociologists’ viewpoints, stories and experiences to Chinese young sociology students, young scholars as well as the public.

Preface.- Introduction.- Christopher Winship, Harvard University.- Peter V. Marsden, Harvard University.- Mary C. Waters, Harvard University.- John L. Campbell, Dartmouth College.- Ezra F. Vogel, Harvard University.- Frank Dobbin, Harvard University.- Mario L. Small, Harvard University.- Jeffery C. Alexander, Yale University.- James A. Evans, University of Chicago.- Andrew D. Abbott, University of Chicago.- Dingxin Zhao, University of Chicago.- Arlie R. Hochschild, University of California, Berkeley.- Peter S. Bearman, Columbia University.- Michele Lamont, Harvard University.- Viviana A. Zelizer, Princeton University.- Annette P. Lareau, University of Pennsylvania.- Philip S. Gorski, Yale University.- Randall Collins, University of Pennsylvania.- Michael Burawoy, University of California, Berkeley.- Andrew G. Walder, Stanford University.- Postscript.

Erscheinungsdatum	21.08.2020
Zusatzinfo	2 Illustrations, black and white; XXVIII, 216 p. 2 illus.
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Original-Titel	20
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeine Soziologie
Schlagworte	Advice to Young Sociology Students • Division of Sociology • Get Recognition in Academia • Ivy League • Quantitative and Qualitative Method • Sociological Interview
ISBN-10	981-15-6602-X / 981156602X
ISBN-13	978-981-15-6602-8 / 9789811566028
Zustand	Neuware