Ernest Russell Mowrer
Ernest Russell Mowrer (born August 18, 1895 in Lost Springs , Kansas , † 1983 ) was an American sociologist . He taught as a professor at Northwestern University .
Mowrer graduated from the University of Kansas with a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1918 and then moved to the University of Chicago , where he studied sociology , took his master's degree in 1921 and obtained his Ph.D. in 1924. received his doctorate . His dissertation on disorganized families was published by the University of Chicago Press in 1927 and is part of the corpus of studies of the Chicago School of Sociology .
1922/23 Mowrer was assistant professor of sociology at the private Coe College in Cedar Rapids (Iowa) and 1923/24 at Ohio Wesleyan University . This was followed by two years of research for the Wieboldt Foundation . In 1928 he came to Northwestern University, first as an assistant professor, from 1933 as an associate professor and from 1943 as a full professor. He stayed there until his retirement in 1963.
Mowrer developed a unifying theory of personal disorganization with which he analyzed developments in deviant behavior . In addition, he developed a method for displaying changes in behavior on isometric maps.
Fonts (selection)
- Family disorganization. An Introduction to Sociological Analysis . University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1927 (new edition: Arno Press, New York 1972, ISBN 0405038739 ).
- Domestic discord. Its analysis and treatment . University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1928.
- The family. Its organization and disorganization . University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1932.
- Disorganization, personal and social . JB Lippincott company, Philadelphia / Chicago 1942.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biographical information is based on: Mowrer, Ernest R. (Ernest Russell), 1895-1983 , Northwestern University, Archival and manuscript Collections.
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SURNAME | Mowrer, Ernest Russell |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mowrer, Ernest R. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sociologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1895 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lost Springs , Kansas |
DATE OF DEATH | 1983 |