Edward Byron Reuter
Edward Byron Reuter (born July 19, 1881 in Holden , Missouri , † May 28, 1946 in Nashville ) was an American sociologist and the 23rd President of the American Sociological Association .
Reuter studied social sciences at the University of Missouri , including with Thorstein Veblen . In 1910 he made there his Bachelor -Examen, 1911, the Master -Examen. For the next three years he was the principal of a high school in California . He then continued his sociology studies at the University of Chicago , where he was influenced by Albion Woodbury Small , William Isaac Thomas , Robert Ezra Park and George Herbert Mead . In 1919 he was with the dissertation The Mulatto in the United States for Ph.D. PhD.
As a professor, Reuter taught at the University of Illinois , Tulane University , the University of Iowa and finally from 1944 until his death as the successor to Robert E. Park at Fisk University in Nashville .
In his research, Reuter specifically examined the relationships between biological and sociological phenomena, as well as the relationships between ethnic groups. He served as president of the American Sociological Association in 1933.
Fonts (selection)
- Population Problems , 1923 (expanded 1937)
- The American Race Problem , 1927 (expanded 1938)
- Race Mixture , 1931
- Race and Culture Contacts , 1934.
literature
- Werner Cahnmann: Reuter, Edward Byron , in: Wilhelm Bernsdorf / Horst Knospe (eds.): Internationales Soziologenlexikon , Vol. 1, Enke, Stuttgart ² 1980, p. 350.
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| SURNAME | Reuter, Edward Byron |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reuter, Edward B. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sociologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Holden , Missouri |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 28, 1946 |
| Place of death | Nashville |