Sociologists who distinguished themselves by their vividly detailed descriptions and analyses of urban life,backed up by careful in-depth interviews,surveys,and maps showing the distribution of various features of the social landscape were known as:

A) the neomodernists
B) the postmodernists
C) the Chicago School
D) the New School
E) the Bauhaus

The Chicago School was a group of sociologists who were active in the early 20th century, with their work focused on the study of urban sociology. They emphasized the importance of fieldwork, and their research was based on detailed observations and in-depth interviews with people living in various neighborhoods in Chicago. They also used surveys and maps to analyze the social landscape of the city. Their approach was highly influential in shaping the field of urban sociology, and their work continues to be relevant today. The other answer choices do not accurately describe this group of sociologists.