Famed sociologist Talcott Parsons led some of the most renowned social scientists of the twentieth century to establish a new department for an interdisciplinary science at Harvard. This is a fascinating instructive tale of hubris, ego, and academic politics overlaid on Parsons's obsessive quest for an all-encompassing theory of social behavior.
Famed sociologist Talcott Parsons led some of the most renowned social scientists of the twentieth century to establish a new department for an interdisciplinary science at Harvard. This is a fascinating instructive tale of hubris, ego, and academic politics overlaid on Parsons's obsessive quest for an all-encompassing theory of social behavior.
Preface Acknowledgments 1 Psychoanalytic Thought Arrives at Harvard: Roiling the Disciplines 2 World War II Changes Everything: InterdisciplinaryResearch Emerges 3 The Founding of the Department: A Determined Dean Acts 4 The First Five Years: A Golden Age but Integration Proves Elusive 5 The 1950s: A Decade of Disunity 6 The 1960s: Drugs and Departmental Drift 7 The Final Unraveling: Soc Rel 149 Disrupts and Sociology Departs 8 Conclusion and Summary Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
Preface Acknowledgments 1 Psychoanalytic Thought Arrives at Harvard: Roiling the Disciplines 2 World War II Changes Everything: InterdisciplinaryResearch Emerges 3 The Founding of the Department: A Determined Dean Acts 4 The First Five Years: A Golden Age but Integration Proves Elusive 5 The 1950s: A Decade of Disunity 6 The 1960s: Drugs and Departmental Drift 7 The Final Unraveling: Soc Rel 149 Disrupts and Sociology Departs 8 Conclusion and Summary Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
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