Social Control and Public Intellect: The Legacy of Edward A.Ross

by Sean McMahon

As the last presumptive founder of American sociology, Edward Alsworth Ross (1866 1951) was the first to secure its place in public discourse. Originally an economist who strongly criticized monopolies, Ross sought answers to the larger social issues of his day. His theory of social control helped to unify sociology into an independent discipline and elevate social research into an academic necessity. He implored sociologists to explain those social...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156000424X
• ISBN13: 9781560004240
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"