Excerpt from The Meaning of Social Science

Several years ago it occurred to me that more ought to be done in the way of defining the things which the students of social science have in common. I was impressed by items of evidence which came to me with monotonous rhythm, that students in our own social science departments were not turning the opportunities afforded by our rather minute division of labor to their best advantage. Instead of using the means available for getting a wide survey of the field and of the methodology of social science in general, the typical graduate student in social science is satisfied to confine himself rather closely within the bounds of two departments. The consequence is that he is unfortunately provincial about social science as a whole.

It seemed to me that the work of our social science group would be much more intelligent if every candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in social science should survey the whole field of social science some time during his graduate years, from the standpoint of each grand division of social science, and under the guidance of a representative of each division.

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