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Intergenerational solidarity in the creation of science: The ross‐sorokin correspondence, 1921–1931
Author(s) -
Nichols Lawrence T.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of the history of the behavioral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1520-6696
pISSN - 0022-5061
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6696(199604)32:2<135::aid-jhbs2>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - solidarity , sociology , environmental ethics , epistemology , social science , anthropology , philosophy , political science , law , politics
The paper examines the relationship between two seminal figures in American sociology, in terms of its contribution to the movement to establish the science within the academic world. Using archival data, the analysis shows how Edward A. Ross and Pitirim A. Sorokin became acquainted and subsequently collaborated to expand the intellectual horizons and institutional base of sociology. Their collaboration is understood as intergenerational solidarity, which the paper argues is fundamental to an understanding of both the past and the future of organized sciences.