Volume 29, Issue 1/2, Fall 2023
Anton L. Allahar
Pages 61-83
https://doi.org/10.5840/clrjames2024111107
The Sociology of Development and the Underdevelopment of Sociology
In the present essay my aim is first to review and extend Frank¡¯s thinking on ¡®the sociology of development,¡¯ and second, I will attempt to apply his insights to some of the new or present-day directions in sociological theory and research with a view to showing how they might be seen as contributing to ¡®the underdevelopment of sociology.¡¯ Beginning with the vision of the founding fathers of sociology broadly understood, I will argue that that vision and the promise of sociology are being lessened by the aforementioned new directions in the discipline.