Sociology in Government
by Larson, Olaf F.; Zimmerman, Julie N.; Moe, Edward O.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-03-01
Publisher(s): Pennsylvania State Univ Pr
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Summary
From 1919 through 1953, the U.S. Department of Agriculture housed the Division of Farm Population and Rural Life - the first unit within the federal government established specifically for sociological research. It reached the height of its influence during the New Deal and World War II as it helped implement modern liberal policies in America's farming sector, attempting to counteract the harsh effects of modern industrialism on the rural economy. In addition, the Division devoted resources to studying both the history and the contemporary state of rural social life. Sociology in Government offers the first detailed historical account and systematic documentation of this remarkable federal office.
Author Biography
Julie N. Zimmerman is Assistant Professor in the Department of Community and Leadership Development at the University of Kentucky.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. VII |
| Acknowledgments | p. XIII |
| List of Acronyms | p. XVII |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Establishing the Division: The Background | p. 11 |
| The Division as an Organization | p. 25 |
| Research Priorities and Programs: Continuities and Discontinuities | p. 45 |
| Farm and Rural Population | p. 57 |
| Levels and Standards of Living | p. 71 |
| The Social Organization of Rural Society: Locality and Other Groups | p. 87 |
| The Social Organization of Rural Life: Institutions and Services | p. 113 |
| Farm Labor | p. 129 |
| The Sociology of Agriculture | p. 149 |
| The Division and Black Populations | p. 171 |
| The Practice of Sociology | p. 189 |
| The Practice of Sociology: II | p. 223 |
| Some Other Areas of Research | p. 257 |
| The Division and the Social Science Research System | p. 269 |
| Retrospect and Reflections | p. 277 |
| Epilogue | p. 281 |
| Persons on the Professional Staff of the Division of Farm Population and Rural Life, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1919-1953 | p. 283 |
| References | p. 287 |
| Index | p. 323 |
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