Notes on an Engaged Sociology in Colombia
There are 15 sociology programs in Colombia, 6 in private and 9 in public universities. Professional sociology emerged in 1959 paying special attention to rural topics, political issues, social change and the analysis of the state. In the decades that followed, sociological interests expanded to include industrial and urban sociology as well as the sociology of culture. The need to refocus on national problems of violence and social fragmentation led to...