FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES
INDONESIA EMBASSY
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OFFICE

As a general rule, the contents of the unintegrated and yet-unfilled mind of a child are largely determined by the contents of the mental life of persons and groups among whom the child is born and reared, and with whom he interacts. To a large extent this rule happens to be correct in my case. The character of the mental life of my early sociocultural milieu shaped most of the con­tents of my early mentality.

Writings on Social Change  

An outstanding trait or characteristic of importance in Sorokin's work is its concentration on social change after his arrival in America. He devoted most of his time to social change or "dynamics" as he calls it. He sought to find out what social change meant, why it has occurred, what it did to the person and the societies, and what were the eventual destinations of persons and societies in the new forms.

Welcome to the Pitirim A. Sorokin Collection at the University of Saskatchewan Special Collections.    

The following files from section IV. Clippings about Sorokin and His Theories have been digitized and are available (additions will be added over time):

IV. A. 8. The Russian Revolution and Russia Today and Her Future.

Search digitized correspondence by association 

In order to assist with your search, the following is a list of associations Sorokin corresponded with: 

The following archival records have been digitized and are available online: