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History of social science. Publisher. Cambridge University Press. Publication date. 1991. Pages. 508. The Origins of American Social Science is a 1991 book by Dorothy Ross on the early history of social science in the United States .
Mar 27, 1992 · And this is all done with a literary grace that makes The Origins of American Social Science a good read." Irving Louis Horowitz, Rutgers University "This is a big, complex, synthetic study by one of our ablest intellectual historians. It deserves the attention of all those interested in American history, social thought, and liberal theory."
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- Dorothy Ross
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- Cambridge University Press
And this is all done with a literary grace that makes The Origins of American Social Science a good read." Irving Louis Horowitz, Rutgers University "This is a big, complex, synthetic study by one of our ablest intellectual historians. It deserves the attention of all those interested in American history, social thought, and liberal theory."
- Dorothy Ross
- 1990
The Origins of American Social Science. Dorothy Ross. Cambridge University Press, 1991 - History - 508 pages. Focusing on the disciplines of economics, sociology, political science, and history, this book examines how American social science came to model itself on natural science and liberal politics. Professor Ross argues that American social ...
To trace the “origins” of American social science to 1929 is in some ways an arbitrary exercise, for its history is a continuing development before and after that date. But 1929 takes us far enough into that history to recognize both the continuing characteristics of American social science and its distinctive twentieth-century features.
Feb 13, 2020 · Part I. European social science in antebellum America. 1. The discovery of modernity -- 2. The American exceptionalist vision -- Part II. The Crisis of American exceptionalism 1865-1896. 3. Establishment of the social science disciplines -- 4. The Threat of socialism in economics and sociology -- Part III. Progressive social science, 1896-1914. 5.
American social science bears the distinctive mark of its national origin. Like pragmatism or Protestant fundamentalism or abstract expressionism, social science is a characteristic product of modern American culture. Its liberal values, practical bent, shallow historical vision, and technocratic confidence are recognizable features of ...
