1. Introduction: Society and Sociology in Chile.- 2. From 'Academic' to 'Scientific' Sociology (1948-1958).- 3. Sociology: From Scientific to its Radicalization (1958-1973).- 4. Breakdown, Crisis, Persecution, and Reorganization of Sociology under the Civil-Military Dictatorship (1973-1990).- 5. Democratic Recovery and the New Scene for Academic and Professional Exercise of Sociology (1990-2010).- 6. The Return of Society in the 21st Century (2011-2021).- 7. Conclusion: A Plural Sociology for a Diverse Society.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the rich and diverse tradition of social thought in Chile over the last century. The authors emphasize the close relationship between sociology and society, and address large issues such as the institutionalization of sociology in the face of an open modernization process following WWII, the key role played by Chile in the regionalization and internationalization of sociology and social sciences in Latin America from the late 1950s until the 1973 Coup d'état, and the radicalization of sociology and the boom of dependency theories during that time. The analysis extends to independent academic centers that kept sociological thought, social intervention and the democratic dream alive within an authoritarian context, and the role of academic and professional sociology since the return to democracy, which has been attentive to accompanying and interpreting the development of a changing Chilean society.