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funeral customs the world over . By Robert W. Habenstein and William M. Lamers.
der begabungsschwund in europa . By Ludwig Winter.
residence and race . By Davis McEntire.
finnish immigrants in america, 1880–1920 . By A. William Hoglund.
retirement villages . By Ernest W. Burgess.
developments in mathematical psychology . Edited by R. Duncan Luce.
montesquieu and rousseau: forerunners of sociology . By Emile Durkheim. Foreword by Henri Peyre, and Notes by Georges Davy and A. Cuvillier.
families in the church: a protestant survey . By Roy W. Fairchild and John Charles Wynn.     

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scandinavian students on an american campus . By William H. Sewell and Oluf M. Davidsen.
the two-way mirror: national status in foreign students' adjustment . By Richard T. Morris, with the assistance of Oluf M. Davidsen.
the servants of power: a history of the use of social science in american industry . By Loren Baritz.
passive resistance in south africa . By Leo Kuper.
becoming more civilized: a psychological exploration . By Leonard W. Doob.
w. e. b. dubois. negro leader in a time of crisis . By Francis L. Broderick.
little rock, u.s.a . Edited by Wilson Record and Jane Cassels Record.
studies on the population of china , 1368–1953 . By Ping-ti Ho.
community political systems . Edited by Morris Janowitz.
studying personality cross-culturally . Edited by Bert Kaplan.
the sociology of social problems . By Paul B. Horton and Gerald R. Leslie.
archaeology and society . By Grahame Clark.
working with groups . By Walter M. Lifton.
a comparative study of delinquents and non-delinquents . By Clara Chassell Cooper.
education in the forming of american society . By Bernard Bailyn.
the crime problem . By Walter C. Reckless.     

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social behavior: its elementary forms . By George Caspar Homans.
growing old: the process of disengagement . By Elaine Cumming and William E. Henry.
aging in the state of washington . Edited by William S. Hopkins
parental attitudes and child behavior . Edited by John C. Glidewell, with a Foreword by Raymond Feldman.
juvenile delinquency in american society . By Harry Manuel Shulman.
juvenile delinquency in modern society , third edition. By Martin H. Neumeyer.
language and the discovery of reality: a developmental psychology of cognition . By Joseph Church.
automatic data-processing systems . By Robert H. Gregory and Richard L. Van Horn.     

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man, mind and land: a theory of resource use . By Walter Firey.
presidential transitions . By Laurin L. Henry.
husbands and wives: the dynamics of married living . By Robert O. Blood, Jr., and Donald M. Wolfe.
premarital sexual standards in america. a sociological investigation of the relative social and cultural integration of american sexual standards . By Ira L. Reiss.
the chinese in new zealand: a study in assimilation . By Ng Bickleen Fong.
the chinese in the united states of america . By Rose Hum Lee.
sociological studies of health and sickness . Edited by Dorrian Apple.
women in trouble . By James Donner. the sexual side of life . By Don James. tormented women . By Ed. McGoldrick, Jr. crime and passion . By Dr. Eugene B. Mozes. sex and the armed services . By Dr. L. T. Woodward. the power of marital love . By Don James.
races of mankind . By Calvin I. Kephart.     

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delinquency and opportunity: a theory of delinquent gangs . By Richard A. Cloward and Lloyd E. Ohlin.
new men of papua . By Robert F. Maher.
a selected bibliography on values, ethics, and esthetics in the behavioral sciences and philosophy, 1920–1958 . By E. M. Albert and C. Kluckhohn, with the assistance of R. Le Vine, W. Seulowitz, and M. Gallaher.
social systems. essays on their persistence and change . By Charles P. Loomis.
a social history of the american family . By Arthur W. Calhoun.
people, jobs, and economic development: a case history of puerto rico, supplemented by recent mexican experiences . By A. J. Jaffe. A Report of the Bureau of Applied Social Sciences of Columbia University.
parents of the handicapped . By Alfred H. Katz.
a polish factory: a case study of workers' participation in decision-making . By Jiri Kolaja.
the history of modern culture . By Maurice Parmelee.     

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the religious factor: a sociological study of religion's impact on politics, economics, and family life . By Gerhard Lenski.
religion in contemporary culture: a study of religion through social science . By Purnell Handy Benson.
the population explosion and christian responsibility . By Richard M. Fagley.
negro and white in connecticut town . By Frank F. Lee.
studies in human ecology . Edited by George A. Theodorson.
labor commitment and social change in developing areas . Edited by Wilbert E. Moore and Arnold S. Feldman.
sociology of crime . Edited by Joseph S. Roucek.
television in the lives of our children . By Wilbur Schramm, Jack Lyle, and Edwin B. Parker.     

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Book reviewed in this article: TREATING OF COUPLES: THE INTERSYSTEM MODEL OF THE MARRIAGE COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA . Gerald R. Weeks (ed.). PLANNING HAPPY FAMILIES . (Kit and book). Constance Jenkins. BETWEEN GIVE AND TAKE: A CLINICAL GUIDE TO CONTEXTUAL THERAPY . Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy and Barbara R. Krasner. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON TRIAL , Psychological and Legal Dimensions of Family Violence. Edited by Daniel J. Sonkin. THE LAST TABOO: SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN . Gay Search. SIBLINGS IN THERAPY : Life Span and Clinical Issues. Edited by Michael D. Kahn and Karen Gail Lewis. TURNING POINTS: TREATING FAMILIES IN TRANSITION AND CRISIS . Frank S. Pittman III MODERN CLINICAL HYPNOSIS FOR HABIT CONTROL . Charles M. Citrenbaum, Mark E. King & William I. Cohen OVERCOMING NECK AND BACK PAIN . Peter Watson. HUMANISING THE NARCISSISTIC STYLE . Stephen M. Johson. IN SEARCH OF SOLUTIONS: A New Direction In Psychotherapy . William Hudson O'Hanlon & Michele Weiner-Davis. PASSIONS WITHIN REASON: The Strategic Role of the Emotions . Robert H. Frank. SELF PSYCHOLOGY IN CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK . Miriam Elson. LAW FOR THE PSYCHOTHERAPIST . Robert G. Meyer, E. Rhett Landis & J. Ray Hays.     

Sociology as a discipline: Quasi-science and quasi-humanities

Sociologists, like other professionals and academic practitioners, have engaged in a collective project—“becoming a science.” This article traces the occupational and intellectual components of that project, focusing especially on the model of science employed, the limits of that model, and the limits of the science model in general. It is argued that sociology is a quasi-science and a quasi-humanities. Unfortunately, sociology has not systematically pursued its links to the humanities. The article argues for maintaining the empirical and explanatory thrust of the science model, while recognizing the extent to which concepts and theories are civilizationally embedded. The article ends with suggestions for systematically enriching sociology by closer links to the humanities. This article is a revision of a paper presented at the Plenary Session, The Future of Sociology, Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, August 24, 1988, Atlanta, Georgia. I have discussed the issues raised in this paper with, and received comments on previous drafts from, many colleagues: Andrew Abbott, Renee Anspach, Joseph Berger, Philip Converse, Claude Fischer, Herbert Gans, Michael Kennedy, Albert J. Rothenberg, AndrewScott, Anne Scott, Robert Scott, William Sewell, Jr., Margaret Somers, Sheldon Stryker, and Charles Tilly. They are not responsible for its sins.     

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The Troublesome Presence: American Democracy and the Negro. By E li G inzberg and A lfred E ichner .
Social Change. By R ichard T. L apiere .
Social Deviance: Social Policy, Action, and Research. By L eslie T.W ilkws
Probation and Parole: Principles and Practices. By R eed K. C legg .
Population Dynamics: Causes and Consequences of World Demo-graphic Change. By R alph T homlinson .
Drinking Among Teen-Agers: A Sociological Interpretation of Alcohol Use by High-School Students. By G eorge L. M addox and B evode C. M c C all .
Health Progress in the United States: 1900–1960. Edited by M onroe L erner and O din W. A nderson .
The Nature of Human Conflict.Edited by Elton B. McNeil
Sociological Theory: A Book of Readings (2nd ed.). Edited by Lewis A. Coser and Bernard Rosenberg
The Anarchists. Edited with an Introduction by Irving L. Horowitz
Aging and the Economy. Edited by Harold L. Orbach and Clark Tibbits
Great Rulers of the African Past. By Lavinia Dobler and William A.Brown
Lift Every Voice. By Dorothy Sterling and Benjamin Quarles
Pioneers and Patriots. By Lavinia Dobler and Edgar A. Toppin     

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Alcock, P., Erskine, A. and May, M. (eds) The Student's Companion to Social Policy
Baudrillard, Jean The Consumer Society
Brewer, John D., Lockhart, Bill and Rodgers, Paula Crime in Ireland 1945–95: Here Be Dragons
Davies, Christie Jokes and Their Relation to Society
Erikson, Kai (ed.) Sociological Visions
Giddens, Anthony and Pierson, Christopher Conversations with Anthony Giddens: Making Sense of Modernity
Giddens, Anthony The Third Way: The Renewal of Social Democracy
Jamieson, Lynn Intimacy: Personal Relationships in Modern Societies
Macnaghten, Phil and Urry, John Contested Natures
Mennell, Stephenand Goudsblom, Johan (eds) Norbert Elias – On Civilisation, Power, and Knowledge
Goudsblom, Johanand Mennell, Stephen (eds) The Norbert Elias Reader
van Krieken, Robert Norbert Elias
Peck, J. Work-Place: The Social Regulation of Labor Markets
Pilkington, Hillary Migration, Displacement and Identity in Post-Soviet Russia
Ringer, Fritz Max Weber's Methodology: The Uni cation of the Cultural and Social Sciences
Rock, Paul Reconstructing A Woman's Prison. The Holloway Redevelopment Project 1968–88
Sniderman, Paul M. and Carmines, Edward G. Reaching Beyond Race
Swatos, Jr., William H. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Religion and Society     

Tokyo Story: Aid Sells Books

Book reviewed in this article: Japan's Foreign Aid Challenge: Policy Reform and Aid Leadership. By Alan Rix Yen for Development: Japanese Foreign Aid and the Politics of Burden-Sharing. Edited by Shafiqul Islam The OECF Research Quarterly, 1993/1 No. 76 Japan's Foreign Aid: Power and Policy in a New Era. Edited by Bruce M. Koppel and Robert M. Orr, Jr. Boulder, CO     

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Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life , by Robert N. Bellah, Richard Madsen, William M. Sullivan, Ann Swidler, and Steven M. Tipton. New York: Harper & Row, 1985, 355 pages, $8.95 softcover.
The Good Society , by Robert N. Bellah, Richard Madsen, William M. Sullivan, Ann Swidler, and Steven M. Tipton. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991, 347 pages, $25.00 hardcover.
Acts of Compassion: Caring for Others and Helping Ourselves , by Robert Wuthnow, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1991, $25.00 hardcover
The Consequences of Modernity , by Anthony Giddens. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1990, 186 pages, $9.95 softcover, $29.50 hardcover.
A Future for the American Economy: The Social Market , by Severyn T. Bruyn. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1991, 362 pages, $60.00 hardback.
Work in the Fast Lane: Flexibility, Division of Labor, and Inequality in High-Tech Industries , by Glenna Colclough and Charles M. Tolbert II. Ithaca, NY: State University of New York Press, 1992, 157 pages, $16.95, paper.
Rethinking Social Policy: Race, Poverty and the Underclass , by Christopher Jencks. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1992,280 pages, $27.95 hardback.
They Call Her Pastor: A New Role for Catholic Women , by Ruth A. Wallace. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1992, 204 pages, $44.50 (est.) hardback, $14.95 (est.) paper.     

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The Anatomy of Prejudices , by Elisabeth Young-Bruehl
Against Capital Punishment: The Anti-Death Penalty Movement in America, 1972–1994 , by Herbert H. Haines
Between Facts and Norms: Contributions to a Discourse Theory of Law and Democracy , by Jiirgen Habermas, translated by William Rehg
Middle Class Dreams: The Politics and Power of the New American Majority , revised edition, by Stanley B. Greenberg
Rise of the New York Skyscraper, 1865–1913 , by Sarah Bradford Landau and Carl W. Condit
Sign Wars: The Cluttered Landscape of Advertising , by Robert Goldman and Stephen Papson
Mass Hate: The Global Rise of Genocide and Terror , by Neil J. Kressel     

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Book reviewed in this article: Economic Evaluation and the Environment. By Charles Cooper. Ecodevelopment. By Robert Riddell Explorations in Natural Resource Economics. Edited by V. Kerry Smith and John V. Krutilla. The Endless Day: Some Case Material on Asian Rural Women. Edited by T.S. Epstein and R. Watts. Village Women of Bangladesh: Prospect for Change. By T.A. Abdullah and S. Zeidenstein. Profiles in Female Poverty: A Study of Five Poor Working Women in Kerala. By Leela Gulati. International Economic Integration. Edited by Ali M. El-Agraa. David Livingstone Institute Series on Choice of Technique in Developing Countries. Edited by Eric Rahim. Vol. 1: Brewing in Developing Countries. By James Keddie and William Cleghorn. Vol. 2: Choice of Technique in Maize Milling. By S. J. Uhlig and B. A. Bhat. Vol. 3: Brick Manufacture in Developing Countries. By J. Keddie and W. Cleghorn. Vol. 4: Choice of Technique in Leather Manufacture. By M. M. Huq and H. Aragaw. Vol. 5: Choice of Technique in Bolt and Nut Manufacture. By N. S. McBain and S. J. Uhlig. Vol. 6: Choice of Technology in the Production of Cotton Cloth. By J. Pickett and R. Robson. Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation. By Amartya Sen. International Trade Regulation. By Edmond McGovern. RAMSES 1982, The State of the World Economy: Annual Report by the French Institute for International Relations. The Other Face of OPEC: Financial Assistance to the Third World. By Ibrahim F. I. Shihata. South-South Relations in a Changing World Order. Edited by Jerker Carlsson. Multinationals from Developing Countries. Edited by Krishna Kumar and Maxwell G. McLeod. Energy Planning for Developing Countries: A Study of Bangladesh. By R. J. de Lucia, H. D. Jacoby et al. Economic Development: An Introduction. By Clarence Zuvekas. Disparities in Economic Development Since the Industrial Revolution. Edited by Paul Bairoch and Maurice Levy-Leboyer. The Geography of Multinationals. Edited by Michael Taylor and Nigel Thrift.     

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Book reviewed in this issue. Just Give Money to the Poor: The Development Revolution from the Global South. By Joseph Hanlon, Armando Barrientos and David Hulme. The Global Food Crisis: Governance Challenges and Opportunities. Edited by Jennifer Clapp and Marc J. Cohen. Corporate Power in Global Agrifood Governance. Edited by Jennifer Clapp and Doris Fuchs. Development Economics in Action: A Study of Economic Policies in Ghana. By Tony Killick. Africa and the New Globalisation. Edited by George Klay Kieh, Jr.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Mortgaging the Earth: The World Bank, Environmental Impoverishment and the Crisis of Development. By Bruce Rich Agriculture, Projects and Development: Papers in Honour of David Edwards. Edited by J. D. MacArthur and J. Weiss The Economics of Project Appraisal and the Environment. Edited by John Weiss Rethinking Technical Cooperation: Reforms for Capacity Building in Africa. Co-ordinated by Elliot J. Berg World Food Aid: Experiences of Recipients and Donors. Edited by John Shaw and Edward Clay Making Democracy Work: A Framework for Macro Economic Policy in South Africa. By the Macro Economic Research Group (MERG) Challenging the Professions: Frontiers for Rural Development. By Robert Chambers Inquiry at the Grassroots. Edited by William Glade and Charles A. Reilly Sowing Beyond the State: NGOs and Seed Supply in Developing Countries. By Elizabeth Cromwell and Steve Wiggins with Sondra Wentzel The Politics of Global Debt. Edited by Stephen P. Riley Data for Agrarian Development. By C. D. Poate and P. F. Daplyn Participatory Rural Appraisal: Methodology and Applications. By Neela Mukherjee Exposed to Innumerable Delusions: Public Enterprise and State Power in Egypt, India, Mexico and Turkey. By John Waterbury Seed and Surplus: An Illustrated Guide to the World Food System. By Bertrand Delpeuch Indebted Development: Strategic Bargaining and Economic Adjustment in the Third World. By Howard P. Lehman Change in South Africa. Edited by J. E. Spence The Poverty of Nations: The Aid Dilemma at the Heart of Africa. By James Morton     

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Book reviewed in this article: China's Agricultural Modernization: The Socialist Mechanization Scheme. By On Kit Tam. Resources, Values and Development. By Amartya Sen. Putting People First: Sociological Variables in Rural Development. Edited by Michael M. Cernea. South East Asia. Essays in the Political Economy of Structural Change. Edited by R. Higgott and R. Robson. Does Aid Work? Report to an Intergovernmental Task Force. By Robert Cassen et al. Public Participation in Development Planning and Management. Edited by Jean-Claude García-Zamor. Turkey and the West. By David Barchard. Pakistan's Development Priorities: Choices for the Future. Edited by S.J. Burki and R. Laporte, Jr. Urbanisation and Planning in the Third World: Spatial Perceptions and Public Participation. By Robert B. Potter. European Interests in Latin America. By Esperanza Duran, Chatham House Papers 28. Agribusiness and the Small-scale Farmer — a Dynamic Partnership for Development. By Simon Williams and Ruth Kareh. Population Participation in Planning for Basic Needs Concepts, Methods and Practices. Edited by Franklyn Lisk.     

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The Achieving Society. By D avid C. McC lelland .
The Corporation in the Emergent American Society. By W. L loyd W arner .
Conflict and Defense: A General Theory. By K enneth E. B oulding .
Organization Theory in Industrial Practice: A Symposium of the Foundation for Research on Human Behavior. Edited by M ason H aire .
Race Relations Problems and Theory. Essays in Honor of Robert E. Park. Edited by J itsuichi M asuoka and P reston V alien .
Black Nationalism. A Search for an Identity in America. By E. U. E ssien - U dom .
The Black Muslims in America. By C. E ric L incoln .
John Millar of Glasgow, 1735–1801: His Life and Thought and His Contributions to Sociological Analysis. By W illiam C. L ehmann . University of Glasgow Social and Economic Studies, No. 4.     

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Books reviewed in this article: The Migation Acquis Handbook. Edited by Peter J. van Krieken The UNHCR and Work Politics: A Perilous Path. By Gil Loescher The International Migration of the Highly Skilled Demand, Supply and Development Consequences in Sending and Receiving Countries. Edited by Wayne A. Cornelius, Thomas J. Espenshade, and Idean Salehyan The Multiculturalism of Fear. By Jacob T. Levy Immigration and European Integration: Towards Fortress Europe? By Andrew Geddes Immigration and American Unionism. By Vernon M. Briggs, Jr. U.S. Immigration Policy and the Undocumented Ambivalent Laws, Furtive Lives. By Helene Hayes The New Americans: How the Melting Pot Can Work Again. By Michael Barone The West Indian Amricans. By Holger Henke Manufactring Hope and Despair: The School and Kin Support Networks of U.S.‐Mexican Youth. By Ricardo D. Stanton‐Salazar Surviving the City: The Chinese Immigrant Experience in New York City, 1890–1970. By Xinyang Wang Betrayal and Deceit: The Politics of Canadian Immigration. By Charles M. Campbell The French Enigma: Survival and Development in Canada's Francophone Societies. By Robert Stebbins The Chinese in vancouver 1945–80: The Pursuit of Identity and Power. By Wing Chang Migrant Belongings: Memory, Space, Identity. By Anne‐Marie Fortier Whitehall and the Jews 1933–1948: British Immigration Policy and the Holocaust. By Louise London