Rupert Bayless Vance
Rupert Bayless Vance (born March 15, 1899 in Plumerville , Arkansas , † August 25, 1975 ) was an American sociologist and 34th President of the American Sociological Association .
Vance studied to master -Examen economics at Vanderbilt University , in 1926 he moved to the sociological faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , where he received his doctorate and taught as a professor until 1966th Vance played a leading role in establishing southern sociology, aiming to connect the southern states to economic, political and social progress.
In 1944 he served as president of the American Sociological Association.
Fonts (selection)
- Human factors in cotton culture. A study in the social geography of the American South. The University of North Carolina press, Chapel Hill 1929.
- Human geography of the South. A study in regional resources and human adequacy. The University of North Carolina press, Chapel Hill 1932.
- All these people. The University of North Carolina press, Chapel Hill 1945.
- The Urban South. The University of North Carolina press, Chapel Hill 1954.
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| SURNAME | Vance, Rupert Bayless |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vance, Rupert B. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sociologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Plumerville , Arkansas |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 25, 1975 |