Essays on the History of British Sociological Research.

Preface Part I. Introduction: 1. The development of sociology and of empirical social research in Britain Martin Bulmer Part II. History: 2. Social monitors: population censuses as social surveys C. Hakim 3. The emergence of the sociological survey, 1887-1939 Raymond Kent 4. Durkheim, Booth and Yule: the non-diffusion of an intellectual innovation Hannan C. Selvin and Christopher Bernert 5. The Governmental Social Survey Frank Whitehead 6. Methodological research on sample surveys: a review of developments in Britain Gerald Hoinville 7. Mass-Observation 1937-1949 Angus Calder 8. The Institute of Community Studies Peter Willmott 9. Provincials and professionals: the British post-war sociologists A. H. Halsey 10. On the eve: a prospect in retrospect Edward Shils Part III. Use: 11. The uses of British sociology, 1831-1981 Philip Abrams 12. Informants, respondents and citizens Catherine Marsh 13. Surveys of poverty to promote democracy Peter Townsend 14. Reading the palm of the invisible hand: indicators, progress and prediction Lorraine F. Baric Index.