Recent Sociological Periodicals

Abstract

A PART from the specialized field of economics, Britain has, until recently, suffered from a lack of journals devoted to the social sciences. The deficiency is now being made up by a variety of periodicals. Pilot Papers, as their subtitle of "Social Essays and Documents" suggests, usually take a wide sweep ; but the number for June 1947 is devoted largely to American sociology. It contains a detailed review, by Dr. E. A. Shils, of recent American contributions to urban sociology, class stratification and race, family and small group problems, for which all students must be profoundly grateful. There is also an admirable study of the American child by Mr. Gorer, stressing the dictatorship of such factors as the ‘scientific feeding schedule' and the fear of being thought a ‘sissy'.