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Undid revision 1151722957 by Phil Bridger (talk) Clarification: Phil Bridger is correct there are two sources, but neither has any current information about SRA, or how many members it has, etc. (one has "1880-1940" in the title). This entry has never had properly sourced information for this organization. So, what is there to update? Where will the information come from? It seems futile. |
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It was founded in the 1930s in opposition to the dominant [[Chicago school (sociology)|Chicago school of sociology]]. And in the late 1960s, it was seen by some as a counterweight to the radical and anti-empirical activity of some leading sociologists.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Lengermann | first1 = Patricia Madoo | year = 1979 | title = The Founding of the Sociological Review: The Anatomy of a Rebellion. | journal = [[American Sociological Review]]| url = https://www.jstor.org/stable/2094504}}</ref> |
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With more than 400 members, the association's importance comes from the members being leading sociologists who use the SRA's meetings to network and exchange views on the direction of the field.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} The great majority of members are [[United States|American]] and [[Canada|Canadian]], in large part because the association's annual meeting, lecture, and induction of new members takes place at its annual banquet during an evening of the [[American Sociological Association]]'s annual meeting.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} |
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Although there have been no contentious issues since the 1970s, at times the SRA has served as an alternative to the mainstream of American sociology.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} It was founded in the 1930s in opposition to the dominant [[Chicago school (sociology)|Chicago school of sociology]]. And in the late 1960s, it was seen by some as a counterweight to the radical and anti-empirical activity of some leading sociologists.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} |
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Each year, a membership committee selects up to 14 members on the basis of merit.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} A new member of the SRA's five-person executive committee is elected annually by the members, rising through the leadership ranks to become the president of the society.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} |
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== References == |
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*"Current Items" (1936). ''American Sociological Review'', 1(4): 650-651 |
*"Current Items" (1936). ''American Sociological Review'', 1(4): 650-651 |
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*[Statement by ''[[American Sociological Review]]'' Editorial Board about the new Sociological Research Association.] (December 1936)." Editorial Notes." ''American Sociological Review,'' 1(6): 967-968. |
*[Statement by ''[[American Sociological Review]]'' Editorial Board about the new Sociological Research Association.] (December 1936)." Editorial Notes." ''American Sociological Review,'' 1(6): 967-968. |
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*Patricia Madoo Lengermann (1979). "The Founding of the Sociological Review: The Anatomy of a Rebellion." ''American Sociological Review,'' 44(2): 185-198. |
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Revision as of 00:38, 26 April 2023
The Sociological Research Association is, or was, an honor society of sociological scholars founded in 1936.
It was founded in the 1930s in opposition to the dominant Chicago school of sociology. And in the late 1960s, it was seen by some as a counterweight to the radical and anti-empirical activity of some leading sociologists.[1]
References
- Robert C. Banister (1991). Sociology and Scientism: The American Quest for Objectivity, 1880-1940. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1991.
- "Current Items" (1936). American Sociological Review, 1(4): 650-651
- [Statement by American Sociological Review Editorial Board about the new Sociological Research Association.] (December 1936)." Editorial Notes." American Sociological Review, 1(6): 967-968.
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- ^ Lengermann, Patricia Madoo (1979). "The Founding of the Sociological Review: The Anatomy of a Rebellion". American Sociological Review.