Stalking Sociologists: J. Edgar Hoover's FBI Surveillance of American SociologyUntil recent years, the Federal Bureau of Investigation enjoyed an exalted reputation as America's premier crime-fighting organization. However, it is now common knowledge that the FBI and its long-time director, J. Edgar Hoover, were responsible for the creation of a massive internal security apparatus that undermined the very principles of freedom and democracy they were sworn to protect. While no one was above suspicion, Hoover appears to have held a special disdain for sociologists and placed many of the profession's most prominent figures under surveillance. In Stalking Sociologists, Mike Forrest Keen offers a detailed account of the FBI's investigations within the context of an overview of the history of American sociology. |
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... Security Matter - C 4 William Fielding Ogburn : Scientist , Statistician , ix xxxiii 1 11 33 Schizophrene 55 5 Robert and Helen Lynd : From Middletown to Moronia 69 6 E. Franklin Frazier : Enfant Terrible 85 7 Pitirim A. Sorokin ...
... " Was this another terrorist attack ? " As we move from a yellow to an orange alert , and back again , the homeland security warn- ing system is teaching us the color of terrorism . Introduction to the Transaction Edition.
... security officials seems hauntingly famil- iar : duct and cover . In the face of this national insecurity , polls show many Americans increasingly willing to sacrifice civil rights and con- stitutional protections of privacy for ...
... security led to a quadrupling of the Bureau's budget from $ 510,000 to $ 2,350,000 . In addition it enlisted the help of the American Protection League to develop a national network of nearly a quarter million volunteers to help it sift ...
... security and anti - Communist sentiments to con- tinue to increase its resources and to further develop its domestic intelligence capabilities . From 1936 to 1952 , FBI appropriations ex- panded 1800 percent , and the number of its ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
WEB Du Bois Sociologist beyond the Veil | 11 |
Ernest W Burgess Security MatterC | 33 |
William Fielding Ogburn Scientist Statistician Schizophrene | 55 |
Robert and Helen Lynd From Middletown to Moronia | 69 |
E Franklin Frazier Enfant Terrible | 85 |
Pitirim A Sorokin Sociological Prophet in a Priestly Land | 105 |
No One above Suspicion Talcott Parsons under Surveillance | 123 |
Samuel Stouffer Patriot and Practitioner | 155 |
Our Man in Havana C Wright Mills Talks Yankee Listens | 171 |
The Crimefighter and the CriminologistThe Case of Edwin H Sutherland and J Edgar Hoover | 187 |
Conclusion | 203 |
Bibliography | 211 |
Bibliography 2004 | 225 |
Index | 229 |
Testing a Concept Herbert Blumers Loyalty | 143 |
Other editions - View all
Stalking Sociologists: J. Edgar Hoover's FBI Surveillance of American Sociology Renee C. Fox,Mike Forrest Keen No preview available - 2017 |
Stalking Sociologists: J. Edgar Hoover's FBI Surveillance of American Sociology Mike Forrest Keen No preview available - 2004 |