This book provides an original overall account of the history of sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where the first sociology course as part of a conventional university degree programme in the UK was taught. Thus, the book is unique in its contribution to an important part of the history and development of sociology in the UK. The chapters discuss the names that at least until the post-war period are identified as central to the early phase of British sociology. Husbands documents the impact and influence of these leading figures through material in numerous previously little-used archives. Also explored are the culture of LSE Sociology students, their attitudes, political orientations, and academic attainments. The reputation and influence of LSE Sociology on the general development of the subject in the UK are also assessed. The book will be of interest to sociology students and scholars wanting to know about the discipline's history, as well as to those with a broader interest in higher education policy.

Provides an assessment of student culture and of the attitudes and political orientations of LSE Sociology students over the years Analyses the history and of the content of all articles of the LSE Sociology journal, the British Journal of Sociology, from its origin in 1950 to 2014 Proffers a revisionist assessment of the reputation and influence of LSE Sociology on the general development of sociology in the UK

Autorentext

Christopher T. Husbands is Emeritus Reader in Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.

Inhalt

Preface.- Introduction.- Chapter 1: Early Sociology, the State of 'Sociology' in pre-Edwardian and Edwardian England.- Chapter 2: Staff and Teaching in Sociology at LSE: the First Half-Century.- Chapter 3: The Department's Mid-Century Personalities and Their Role in the Development of LSE Sociology: Ginsberg, MacRae, and Glass.- Chapter 4: Staff and Teaching in Sociology at LSE, 1950: The Short Half-Century.- Chapter 5: LSE Sociology Students: Their Performances and Achievements.- Chapter 6: The Student Culture and the Political Orientations of LSE Sociology Students.- Chapter 7: LSE Sociology and Its Associated Institutions.- Chapter 8: The Influence on the Discipline and the Reputation of LSE Sociology.- Epilogue.