Charles Abram Ellwood

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Charles Abram Ellwood (born January 20, 1873 in New York City , † September 25, 1946 ) was an American sociologist and 14th President of the American Sociological Association .

Ellwood studied first at Cornell University and then (after a study tour through Europe) at the University of Chicago , where a sociology degree was already possible. It was there that he received his Ph.D. in 1899. PhD. After a full-time job for a charity in Lincoln, Nebraska , he became Professor of Sociology at the University of Missouri , where he taught for 30 years. Then he moved to Duke University .

Ellwood was one of the leading sociologists in the United States, covering a wide range of subjects in research, teaching, and publications. In 1924 he served as president of the American Sociological Association.

Fonts (selection)

  • Public Relief and Private Charity in England , 1903
  • Sociology and Modern Social Problems , 1910
  • Sociology in Its Psychological Aspects , 1913
  • The Social Problem , 1915
  • Introduction to Social Psychology , 1917
  • The Reconstruction of Religion , 1922
  • Christianity and Social Science , 1923
  • The Psychology of Human Society , 1925
  • Cultural Evolution , 1927
  • Man's Social Destiny , 1929
  • Methods in Sociology , 1933
  • A History of Social Philosophy , 1938.

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SURNAME Ellwood, Charles Abram
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ellwood, Charles A.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sociologist
DATE OF BIRTH January 20, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH September 25, 1946