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Part 1. Academic disciplines, specialization, and scholarly communication -- The critique of disciplinary silos -- Dynamic disciplines -- Specialization, synthesis, and the proliferation of journals / (coauthored with Rebecca Henderson) -- Silos versus Web -- Receptivity curves: educational research and the flow of ideas -- Part 2. Interdisciplinary alternatives -- Antidisciplinarity -- American studies: interdisciplinarity over half a century -- Integrative undergraduate education -- Implementing interdisciplinarity -- Appendix: Data sources

C. Wright Mills' famous essay, "The Sociological Imagination," is the most frequently assigned reading in sociology syllabi in the United States today. However, the author of this article began to be concerned that Mills' essay can seem dated to many. Here, the author stays true to Mills' original ideas but updates some language and examples.

Women are earning college degrees in increasing numbers, but entering male-dominated occupations at a decreasing pace. These two developments are linked. Work barriers may be leading women to take a detour to college.