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The article critiques two books including "La science telle quelle se fait," and "Les scientifiques et leurs alliés," by Michel Callon and Bruno Latour.

The article presents views of Susanna Magri, member of editorial board of periodical "Geneses," on her experience of working in it, what she learnt from there and her work-related memories.

The article focuses on the Local Community Research Committee (LCRC), an institution which funded social science research established by the University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) in 1923 and eliminated in 1930. It examines LCRC's relationship with the urban research program developed by American urban sociologist Robert E. Park and Canadian urban sociologist Ernest Watson Burgess, both professors at the University of Chicago. The Chicago School of Sociology and the development of cooperative research are mentioned.

The article focuses on documents submitted by Harvey W. Zorbaugh, student of sociologists Robert E. Park and Ernest W. Burgess, during his research regarding the local communities of Chicago, Illinois. The documents were based on a survey in the wealthiest section of Chicago, in which Zorbaugh collected written testimonials from high society women. The documents focused on the rules of the social game and the crucial role played by women in society.

Presents several letters by social scientist Maurice Halbwach to the newspaper "Le Progrès," on the social and economic conditions in the U.S. during the second half of 1930. Account of the state of the immigrants during the economic crisis in the U.S. in 1930; Comment on the growth of clubs of workers in the U.S. society; Significance of culture and customs to the U.S. citizens.

Comments on the articles by professor Maurice Halbwachs related to sociology, published in various issues of the journal "Progrés de Lyon." Observations related to American civilization and its social morphology from the articles; Account of the African-Americans from the article "Vous allez a Chicago"; Insight into the program related to fascists launched by the U.S. mentioned in the article "Mare Nostrum!"