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The impossible science: an institutional analysis of American sociology

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The Academicization of Reform American Sociology Before World War I The Focused Replaces the Grand American Sociology During the Interwar Years The New Optimism American Sociology After World War II The 'Golden Era' and Its Aftermath American Sociology Today Possible Sociologies, Recalcitrant Worlds Conclusion

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The Academicization of Reform American Sociology Before World War I The Focused Replaces the Grand American Sociology During the Interwar Years The New Optimism American Sociology After World War II The 'Golden Era' and Its Aftermath American Sociology Today Possible Sociologies, Recalcitrant Worlds Conclusion

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The Academicization of Reform American Sociology Before World War I The Focused Replaces the Grand American Sociology During the Interwar Years The New Optimism American Sociology After World War II The 'Golden Era' and Its Aftermath American Sociology Today Possible Sociologies, Recalcitrant Worlds Conclusion

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