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Robert E. Park's „notes on the origins of the society for social research”︁
Author(s) -
Kurtz Lester R.
Publication year - 1982
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 - 10.1002/1520-6696(198210)18:4<332::aid-jhbs2300180409>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - sociology , perspective (graphical) , environmental ethics , social science , social research , media studies , philosophy , artificial intelligence , computer science
Robert Park's „Notes on the Origins of the Society for Social Research” represent an important document previously published only in the in‐house Bulletin of the Society for Social Research. They are presented here, along with an introduction which indicates the generally unacknowledged importance of the society and suggests five themes in Park's „Notes”: the impact of W. I. Thomas on Chicago sociology, the role of the society in the Chicago department, the city as a research laboratory, influences on Park's work, and the importance of the pragmatic perspective.