The Reportage of Urban Culture: Robert Park and the Chicago School (Ideas in Context, Series Number 43)

"In this original and convincing study, Rolf Lindner argues that the method of urban research constituting the core of the famous Chicago School of sociology is ultimately indebted to the tradition of urban reportage. However, the argument goes beyond a reconstruction of the relationship between journalism and sociology. Professor Lindner shows how the figure of the city reporter at the turn of the century represents a new way of looking at life, and reflects a transformation in American culture, from rejecting variety to embracing it."--Site Web de l'éditeur 1. 'news': The Reporter And The New -- 2. The Sociologist As City Editor: Robert Ezra Park -- 3. Reporters In Depth: A Comparison Of Journalistic And Sociological Studies -- 4. Marginality And Experience -- 5. 'to See Life': The Cultural Undercurrent -- 6. Uncle Sam And Young Sammy: Sociology Between Reform And Report. Rolf Lindner ; Translated By Adrian Morris. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. In this convincing study, Rolf Lindner argues that the famous Chicago School of sociology is indebted to the tradition of urban reportage for its research methods. He also shows how the figure of the city reporter represented a different way of looking at American life and culture.