DOI: 10.1057/9781137379757.0001 Australian Sociology
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Australian Sociology: Fragility, Survival, Rivalry Kirsten Harley Lecturer, University of Sydney, Australia and Gary Wickham Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Murdoch University, Australia DOI: 10.1057/9781137379757.0001
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Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgements vii ix 1 Introduction: The Main Themes and the Structure of the Book 1 2 A Sketch of Australian Sociology, 1959 2014 19 3 Different Visions of/for Australian Sociology, 1959 2014 39 4 Theory Use in Australian Sociology 64 5 Survival against the Odds: a Case Study of Sociology at the University of Sydney 85 6 Conclusion 102 References 107 Index 118 vi DOI: 10.1057/9781137379757.0001
List of Illustrations Tables 2.1 Total Australian university students, all degrees, 1950 2010, and percentage female 32 2.2 Australian university students, percentage female for different degree types, 1979 2000 32 2.3 Australian Arts, Humanities, and Social Science students, total and percentage female, 1983 2000 33 2.4 TASA members by gender and level of academic appointment, 2004 34 3.1 Articles published in ANZJS and JoS, 1965 2008, by method and decade 45 3.2 Articles published in ANZJS and JoS, 1965 2008, by topic and decade 46 3.3 General Australian introductory sociology textbooks, 1965 2012 48 3.4 Most common topics in Australian introductory sociology textbook tables of contents, 1965 2012 51 4.1 Ranking of canonical and canon-forming theorists by decade in a sample of American, British, and Australian introductory sociology textbooks 72 DOI: 10.1057/9781137379757.0002 vii
viii List of Illustrations 4.2 Twenty names most prominent in first-edition Australian introductory sociology textbooks, 1965 2012, by rank 80 Figure 2.1 Total Australian university student enrolments, sociology, 1989 2007 29 DOI: 10.1057/9781137379757.0002
Acknowledgements In addition to thanking our editors, John Holmwood and Stephen Turner, for their tireless help and patience, we wish jointly to thank the following people for their generous discussions and advice about the history of sociology, in Australia and elsewhere, over many years: Cora Baldock, Peter Beilharz, Naomi Berman, Megan Blaxland, Craig Brown, David Campbell, Mick Campion, Bettina Cass, Fran Collyer, Raewyn Connell, Charles Crothers, Graham Crow, Michael Crozier, Demetris Demetriou (still missed), Catherine Doherty, Karen Dooley, Catriona Elder, Barbara Evers, Karen Farquharson, Farida Fozdar, Harry Freemantle, Eduardo de la Fuente, Paul du Gay, John Germov, Trish Harris, Ian Hunter, Joel Isaac, Jyonah Jericho, Gavin Kendall, Rachael Kitchens, Jeff Malpas, Tim Marjoribanks, Helen Marshall, David McCallum, Tara Renae McGee, Kirsten McLean, Kristin Natalier, Kate O Loughlin, Nick Osbaldiston, George Pavlich, Alec Pemberton, Sandra Phelps, Jennifer Platt, Tanja Schneider, Toni Schofield, Stephanie Short, David Silverman, Andy Stebbins, Liam Stone, Steven Thiele, Grahame Thompson, Max Travers, Bryan Turner, Debbie Tyler, Robert van Krieken, William Walters, Harriet Westcott, Per Wisselgren, Eric Whittle, Jennifer Wilkinson, Evan Willis, and Karen Willis. We owe a special debt to Jo Goodie for her assistance in helping us organize the evidence and compile the manuscript. Kirsten Harley would also like to thank Densil and Kimi Cabrera, Sonia Powell and Alexis, Leigh, Malcolm and (sadly missed) David Harley. She is also grateful to the staff DOI: 10.1057/9781137379757.0003 ix
x Acknowledgements of Fisher Library for their professional support in helping to track down research materials and for access to the University of Sydney Archives, with special thanks to Reference Archivist Julia Mant. Gary Wickham would also like to thank Harvey Wickham, Jackie Wickham, and Max Wickham. DOI: 10.1057/9781137379757.0003