Charles H. Wood is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida. Bryan R. Roberts is C. B. Smith Centennial Chair in U.S.-Mexican Relations and Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas.

• ContentsAcronymsFigures and TablesPrefaceIntroduction: Rethinking Development in Latin AmericaBryan R. Roberts and Charles H. Wood Part I Sociology in the Hemisphere: Old Issues and New Directions1.Sociology in the Hemisphere: Past Convergencies and a New Middle-Range AgendaAlejandro PortesPart II: Globalization, Neoliberalism, and Social Policy2.The Unbearable Lightness of NeoliberalismOsvaldo Sunkel3.Social Science and Academic Sociology in BrazilVilmar E. FariaPart III Citizenship, Politics, and the State4.Toward a Political Sociology of Social Mobilization in Latin AmericaJoe Foweraker5.Citizenship, Rights, and Social PolicyBryan R. Roberts6.The State of the State in Latin American SociologyDiane E. Davis7.Human Rights and the Memory of Political Violence and Repression: Constructing a New Field in Social ScienceElizabeth JelinPart IV Work, Families, and Reproduction8.Exclusion and Employability: The New Labor Force Dynamics in Latin AmericaJuan Pablo Pérez Sáinz9.Families in TransitionMarian Ariza and Orlandina de Oliveira10.Population and Development: Then and NowJoseph E. Potter and Rodolfo A. Tuirán GutiérrezPart V Urban Settlements, Marginality, and Social Exclusion11.The Lack of “Cursive Thinking” Within Social Theory and Public Policy: Four Decades of Marginality and Rationality in the So-called SlumPeter M. Ward12.Social ExclusionCharles H. WoodReferencesContributorsIndex

“A dozen very accomplished social scientists here reassess the theories that have informed the study of Latin American societies over the past forty years or so. The authors also consider analytic revisions that may be needed to address new social issues or paradigmatic gaps. The text conveys a subtle picture of contemporary societal and political dilemmas in Latin America, stressing the interplay among social issues, public policies, and evolving analytic models.”—Christopher Mitchell, New York University

Charles H. Wood is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida. Bryan R. Roberts is C. B. Smith Centennial Chair in U.S.-Mexican Relations and Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas.

• ContentsAcronymsFigures and TablesPrefaceIntroduction: Rethinking Development in Latin AmericaBryan R. Roberts and Charles H. Wood Part I Sociology in the Hemisphere: Old Issues and New Directions1.Sociology in the Hemisphere: Past Convergencies and a New Middle-Range AgendaAlejandro PortesPart II: Globalization, Neoliberalism, and Social Policy2.The Unbearable Lightness of NeoliberalismOsvaldo Sunkel3.Social Science and Academic Sociology in BrazilVilmar E. FariaPart III Citizenship, Politics, and the State4.Toward a Political Sociology of Social Mobilization in Latin AmericaJoe Foweraker5.Citizenship, Rights, and Social PolicyBryan R. Roberts6.The State of the State in Latin American SociologyDiane E. Davis7.Human Rights and the Memory of Political Violence and Repression: Constructing a New Field in Social ScienceElizabeth JelinPart IV Work, Families, and Reproduction8.Exclusion and Employability: The New Labor Force Dynamics in Latin AmericaJuan Pablo Pérez Sáinz9.Families in TransitionMarian Ariza and Orlandina de Oliveira10.Population and Development: Then and NowJoseph E. Potter and Rodolfo A. Tuirán GutiérrezPart V Urban Settlements, Marginality, and Social Exclusion11.The Lack of “Cursive Thinking” Within Social Theory and Public Policy: Four Decades of Marginality and Rationality in the So-called SlumPeter M. Ward12.Social ExclusionCharles H. WoodReferencesContributorsIndex

“A dozen very accomplished social scientists here reassess the theories that have informed the study of Latin American societies over the past forty years or so. The authors also consider analytic revisions that may be needed to address new social issues or paradigmatic gaps. The text conveys a subtle picture of contemporary societal and political dilemmas in Latin America, stressing the interplay among social issues, public policies, and evolving analytic models.”—Christopher Mitchell, New York University

Charles H. Wood is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida. Bryan R. Roberts is C. B. Smith Centennial Chair in U.S.-Mexican Relations and Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas.

• ContentsAcronymsFigures and TablesPrefaceIntroduction: Rethinking Development in Latin AmericaBryan R. Roberts and Charles H. Wood Part I Sociology in the Hemisphere: Old Issues and New Directions1.Sociology in the Hemisphere: Past Convergencies and a New Middle-Range AgendaAlejandro PortesPart II: Globalization, Neoliberalism, and Social Policy2.The Unbearable Lightness of NeoliberalismOsvaldo Sunkel3.Social Science and Academic Sociology in BrazilVilmar E. FariaPart III Citizenship, Politics, and the State4.Toward a Political Sociology of Social Mobilization in Latin AmericaJoe Foweraker5.Citizenship, Rights, and Social PolicyBryan R. Roberts6.The State of the State in Latin American SociologyDiane E. Davis7.Human Rights and the Memory of Political Violence and Repression: Constructing a New Field in Social ScienceElizabeth JelinPart IV Work, Families, and Reproduction8.Exclusion and Employability: The New Labor Force Dynamics in Latin AmericaJuan Pablo Pérez Sáinz9.Families in TransitionMarian Ariza and Orlandina de Oliveira10.Population and Development: Then and NowJoseph E. Potter and Rodolfo A. Tuirán GutiérrezPart V Urban Settlements, Marginality, and Social Exclusion11.The Lack of “Cursive Thinking” Within Social Theory and Public Policy: Four Decades of Marginality and Rationality in the So-called SlumPeter M. Ward12.Social ExclusionCharles H. WoodReferencesContributorsIndex

“A dozen very accomplished social scientists here reassess the theories that have informed the study of Latin American societies over the past forty years or so. The authors also consider analytic revisions that may be needed to address new social issues or paradigmatic gaps. The text conveys a subtle picture of contemporary societal and political dilemmas in Latin America, stressing the interplay among social issues, public policies, and evolving analytic models.”—Christopher Mitchell, New York University