Chicago School
Social Change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7076641 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia Snell Herzog (0000-0001-6231-1371, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Pages | 1-5 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosc025.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4232408646 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
The Chicago School of sociologists theorized social change primarily through a set of theories referred to as the “organism metaphor.” Organism metaphors of society have characterized society as a whole functioning together as a single organism, or have characterized societies as composed of a number of organisms functioning in an ecological system. Chicago School sociologists interpreted the organism metaphor as less functional and more conflict oriented. Their attention to the unequal distribution of social ills across cityscapes shifted away from a naturalistic, scientific, and cohesive view of social organisms toward a medical, interventionist, and struggling view of social organisms. The focus on eradication of social pathologies added a distinctly US style of sociology that viewed social life as in need of amelioration
Biology · Epistemology · Focus (optics · Geography · Metaphor · Naturalism · Organism · Set (abstract data type · Sociology · Style (visual arts · Computer Science · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Management and Organizational Studies · Philosophy · Social and Cultural Dynamics
A Second Chicago School?
The Definition of a Profession
Introduction to the Science of Sociology
The Organism Metaphor in Sociology
Los Angeles and the Chicago School
Pragmatism and Social Theory
The Tradition of the Chicago School of Sociology
Georg Simmel on Individuality and Social Forms
Trends in American Sociology
Of Time and Space
Urbanism as a Way of Life
Human Nature and Collective Behavior
Sociology and the Social Sciences
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |