Table of Contents

Part 1 Part I. Prologue Chapter 2 Sociology as a Perspective Part 3 Part II. Sociology as Art and Science Chapter 4 Sociology as Science, Humanism, and Art Chapter 5 The Two Faces of Social Science Chapter 6 Disciplined Artfulness and the Human Sciences Chapter 7 History and Sociological Imagining Chapter 8 The Many Enchantments of Money Chapter 9 Sociology and History: Terms of Endearment? Chapter 10 Social Science: An Imperfect Art Part 11 Part III. Sociology and Public Policy Chapter 12 Toward a Broader Vision of Inner-City Poverty Chapter 13 Race, Localism, and Urban Poverty Chapter 14 Inner-City as Place Chapter 15 Social Science and Social Policy: A Case Study of Overreaching Chapter 16 Epilogue: Sociology as a Discipline Chapter 17 Introduction Chapter 18 De-gendering "Man of Science": The Genesis and Epicene Character of the Word Scientist Chapter 19 On the Moral Authority of Science Chapter 20 Strange Relation Chapter 21 A Life of Learning

About the Author

Kai Erikson is Professor of Sociology at Yale University, the author of the classics.Everything In Its Path and other widley ready books.

Reviews

The whole book is in fact a treat for old stagers in the sociological establishment, full of serious reflections about the difficulties and intriguing intellectual charm of living nd working with a discipline which 'has never been able to make up its mind quite what it is' (Smelser, Sociology as Science, Humanism and Art, p.20).
*British Journal of Sociology, Vol.50 No.2 (June 1999)*