Sociology, Department of
Date of this Version
2005
Citation
Hill, Michael R. 2005. “Harriet Martineau’s Ambleside as a Sociological Laboratory.” Sociological Origins 3 (Spring 2005): 93-94.
Abstract
Harriet Martineau was a pioneering experimental sociologist in the best sense. In a wide variety of social venues, Martineau undertook constructive, consequential, and innovative actions specifically designed to explore and demonstrate social capacities and possibilities, often in concert with her Lake District neighbors. For three decades, from 1846 to her death in 1876, Ambleside witnessed the outcomes of numerous investigations and projects that Martineau championed. This presentation identifies several of Martineau’s sociological experiments.
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Comments
Copyright 2005 Michael R. Hill