Sociological Lives: Social Change and the Life Course Volume 2 (American Sociological Association Presidential Series)

Sociological Lives gives the reader a glimpse into the sociology of sociology by presenting autobiographical accounts dealing with varied aspects of the interplay between social structures and human lives. The contributors reveal something of how their own sociological lives have been influenced by changing social structures and how, in turn, their lives are variously located in the structure and history of sociology and marked by societal and intellectual trends spanning nearly a century. The introspection and retrospection give the reader rare access to the inner experiences of some of the field′s leading scholars as well as their appraisal of sociological trends and their ideas of the shape of future trends. The c