Settlement Sociology in the Progressive Years ─ Faith, Science, and Reform

The Progressive Era roots of sociology as a public enterprise for reform are restored to the canon and given recognition by tracing key works of early sociological practitioners in the leading settlement houses of Chicago, New York and Boston.

Joyce E. Williams, Ph.D. (1971, Washington University) is professor of Sociology Emerita, Texas Woman’s University and has taught as adjunct faculty in several schools. She has authored three books and numerous articles on race relations, social inequality, and the history of sociology including In Search of the Kingdom.Vicky M. MacLean, Ph.D. (1992, Duke University) is professor of Sociology at Middle Tennessee State University. She has published articles and chapters in books in the areas of gender studies, the sociology of health, death and dying, and the history of sociology includingGhosts of Sociologies Past.