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Breckinridge, Sophonisba Preston
(Encyclopedia) Breckinridge, Sophonisba Preston, 1866–1948, American pioneer social worker, educator, and author, b. Lexington, Ky., grad. Wellesley, 1888, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1901. She was the…Gladden, Washington
(Encyclopedia) Gladden, Washington, 1836–1918, American clergyman, writer, and lecturer, b. Pottsgrove, Pa. He was pastor of the First Congregational Church, Columbus, Ohio, from 1882 until his death…Bebel, August
(Encyclopedia) Bebel, AugustBebel, Augustouˈg&oobreve;st bāˈbəl [key], 1840–1913, German Socialist leader. A wood turner by trade, he became a Marxian Socialist under the influence of Wilhelm…Sigurðardóttir, Jóhanna
(Encyclopedia) Sigurðardóttir, JóhannaSigurðardóttir, Jóhannayōhäˈnä sĭˈgürᵺärtōˌtĭr [key], 1942–, Icelandic political leader. A former flight attendant (1962–71) and union organizer, she was elected…etiquette
(Encyclopedia) etiquette, name for the codes of rules governing social or diplomatic intercourse. These codes vary from the more or less flexible laws of social usage (differing according to local…Gusenbauer, Alfred
(Encyclopedia) Gusenbauer, AlfredGusenbauer, Alfredälˈfrĕd g&oomacr;sĕnbouˌər [key], 1960–, Austrian politician, grad. Univ. of Vienna (Ph.D. 1987). Active in the Social Democratic party from a…Lazarsfeld, Paul F.
(Encyclopedia) Lazarsfeld, Paul F.Lazarsfeld, Paul F.läˈzərsfĕltˌ [key], 1901–76, American sociologist, b. Vienna. After beginning as a mathematician, he established a research center for social…Sorel, Georges
(Encyclopedia) Sorel, GeorgesSorel, Georgeszhôrzh [key]Sorel, Georges sôrĕlˈ [key], 1847–1922, French social philosopher. An engineer before he devoted himself to writing, Sorel found in the…functionalism, in anthropology and sociology
(Encyclopedia) functionalism, in anthropology and sociology, a theory stressing the importance of interdependence among all behavior patterns and institutions within a social system to its long-term…Brandt, Willy
(Encyclopedia) Brandt, WillyBrandt, Willyvĭlˈē bränt [key], 1913–92, German political leader. His name originally was Karl Herbert Frahm. Active in his youth in the Social Democratic party, after…Trending
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