i *The response from Fernando Henrique Cardoso that appears at the end of this thesis was added subsequently and was not part of my defense. THE SOCIOLOGY AND POLITICS OF FERNANDO HENRIQUE CARDOSO RICHARD FRANKLIN KANE rfkane@ilstu.edu A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE Department of Sociology and Anthropology ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY 2004