In fact its primary author, Robert K. Merton, who died last year, was a central figure in American sociology.

The struggle of American sociology to establish itself as a distinct 'scientific' discipline dominates the early reactions to Mannheim's work.

American sociology arose on a broadly independent trajectory to European sociology.

He played a key role in bringing German sociological advancements directly into American academic sociology.

New history of American sociology (1959)

Although there have been no contentious issues since the 1970s, at times the SRA has served as an alternative to the mainstream of American sociology.

This survey plays an important role in American sociology.

He attempted to bridge the research traditions of German and American sociology.

Lemert is distinguished as a theorist in the US, most notably for introducing French theory to American sociology.

Parsons consolidated the sociological tradition and set the agenda for American sociology at the point of its fastest disciplinary growth.