This essay has two purposes, to indicate the personal and institutional contexts which shaped Morris Janowitz's intellectual development and to review the major categories and themes of his sociological research.
Morris Janowitz taught sociology at the University of Chicago for twenty-six years. His numerous publications include "Social Control of the Welfare State" and "The Last Half-Century: Societal Change and Politics in America," both published by the University of Chicago Press. He founded the Heritage of Sociology series and served as editor for twenty years. James Burk is associate professor of sociology at Texas A&M University.
