Sociology has developed as an academic profession since its origin. This paper seeks to analyze the efforts of sociologists to create a practice specialty and to identify the intellectual, organizational, and professional barriers to an "applied sociology." Alternatively, the role of the sociologist as a "staff" professional is examined.
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Morris Janowitz (1972) studied this question.
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