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Top Ten Closest U.S. Presidential Elections
Throughout U.S. history, there have been several close presidential races. This top ten closest U.S. presidential elections list is based on the combination of popular vote, electoral vote, and…Fortes, Meyer
(Encyclopedia) Fortes, Meyer, 1906–83, British anthropologist, b. Britstown, South Africa, grad. Univ. of Cape Town (M.A., 1926) and the Univ. of London (Ph.D., 1930). From 1946 to 1950 he was a…Cooley, Charles Horton
(Encyclopedia) Cooley, Charles Horton, 1864–1929, American sociologist, b. Ann Arbor, Mich., grad. Univ. of Michigan (B.A., 1887; Ph.D., 1894); son of Thomas M. Cooley. He taught in the sociology…sociology
(Encyclopedia) sociology, scientific study of human social behavior. As the study of humans in their collective aspect, sociology is concerned with all group activities—economic, social, political,…Rauschenbusch, Walter
(Encyclopedia) Rauschenbusch, WalterRauschenbusch, Walterrouˈshənb&oobreve;sh [key], 1861–1918, American clergyman, b. Rochester, N.Y. In 1886 he was ordained and began work among German…Radcliffe-Brown, Alfred Reginald
(Encyclopedia) Radcliffe-Brown, Alfred Reginald, 1881–1955, British anthropologist. He did fieldwork in the Andaman Islands and in Australia. Radcliffe-Brown fostered the development of social…Douglas, Clifford Hugh
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Clifford Hugh, 1879–1952, English engineer and social economist, educated at Cambridge. Author of the economic theory of Social Credit, he became (1935) chief reconstruction…Woods, Robert Archey
(Encyclopedia) Woods, Robert Archey, 1865–1925, American social worker, b. Pittsburgh, grad. Amherst, 1886. After six months at Toynbee Hall, London, he helped found (1891) the South End House,…Parsons, Talcott
(Encyclopedia) Parsons, Talcott, 1902–79, American sociologist, b. Colorado Springs, Colo., educated at Amherst College (B.A., 1924), London School of Economics, and Univ. of Heidelberg (Ph.D., 1927…New School for Social Research
(Encyclopedia) New School for Social Research: see New School Univ.Trending
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