商品簡介
Catholic priest, novelist, and sociologist Greeley (1928-2013) fleshed out his doctoral dissertation in sociology at the University of Chicago into this book, which reflected the optimism among American Catholics in the wake of Vatican II and the election of John F. Kennedy as US president. It also reflected the engagement of Catholics like himself with the mainstream intellectual life of the 20th century. He covers the social and historical background; rapid, medium, and low improvement schools; analytical summary; faculty; administration; and students. Kevin J. Christiano (sociology, U. of Notre Dame) introduces the new edition. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
