The Martin Presence: Jean Martin and the Making of the Social Sciences in Australia

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Martin Presence: Jean Martin and the Making of the Social Sciences in Australia
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Peter Beilharz
By (author) Trevor Hogan
By (author) Sheila Shaver
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 153
Category/GenreAustralia, New Zealand & Pacific history
ISBN/Barcode 9781742232164
ClassificationsDewey:300.92
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher UNSW Press
Imprint UNSW Press
Publication Date 1 June 2015
Publication Country Australia

Description

Jean Martin was a pioneer of sociology, inventing a version of the discipline that was uniquely suited to Australia in the post-war period. Jean Isobel Martin (1923-79) made herself a sociologist before the discipline was established in Australia. Regarded as a founder of Australian sociology, her writing, teaching and policy helped shape Australia in the period of economic growth and social development that followed World War II. The Martin Presence is a biography that examines her life and her work across the concerns of the time - the needs of country towns, the factory work floor, families and urban structure, poverty and inequality, education and immigration - and explores her far-reaching influence on the social sciences in Australia.

Author Biography

Peter Beilharz is director of the Thesis Eleven Centre for Cultural Sociology at La Trobe University and a fellow in Cultural Sociology at Yale. Trevor Hogan is deputy director of the Thesis Eleven Centre for Cultural Sociology at La Trobe University, and works in social theory and urban studies. Sheila Shaver is honorary professor at the Social Policy Research Centre at the University of New South Wales.