Clarifications and Refinements to the Life and Career of József Venczel

The study analyzes how certain parts of the texts about József Venczel emphasize the influence of the Bucharest School of Sociology from the interwar period, often at the expense of other factors. It interprets the circumstances and reasons behind this emphasis. According to the author, the problem is not that the impact and role of the Gusti-led Bucharest School of Sociology (and its movement) are exaggerated—since their influence was indeed significant—but rather that this genuinely important role is disproportionately highlighted, overshadowing other relevant contexts and frameworks. Keywords: József Venczel, Hitel journal, rural sociology, Hungarian community in Transylvania