Literatur und Soziologie: James T. Farrell und das Chicagoer Department of Sociology

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Throughout its historical development, sociology vascillated betweeen scientific & literary approaches. The Chicago school of urban sociology (at the U of Chicago, Ill) pursued a literary orientation in its descriptive sociology. Robert E. Park, a leader of the school, advanced a humanistic sociology utilizing literature as a source of sociological information along with E. W. Burgess & R. D. McKenzie in The City (1967 edition). The Chicago school not only advocated literary sociology, but also stimulated the development of sociological literature. James T. Farrell, a student at the U of Chicago in the 1920s, later produced sociologically inspired literature, eg, Studs Lonigan: A Trilogy (New York, 1935). In this genre, the material was organized by sociological methods. Additionally, literature was viewed as an instrument of social control. 30 References. Adapted from the source document.