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American
Sociologists
Sociology’s
Roots
Even though Sociology’s roots trace
back to Europe, the United States is
where its primary development took
place.
In 1892, the first department of
sociology was established at the
University of Chicago
Sociology’s
Roots
After WWII, Sociology
departments were started
across the nation including
Harvard, Columbia(east),
Wisconsin, Michigan (central),
Stanford, U of C (west)
Jane Addams
(1860-1935)
Attended Women’s Medical College
of Philadelphia
As a child was disillusioned with
Government and business
corruption
On a trip to Europe she saw how the
government was helping the people
living in slums
Jane Addams
(1860-1935)
With Ellen Gates Starr, she open Hull
House in Chicago to help the needy
She worked to show how the
imbalance of power in classes
affected the poor
She was active in Women’s suffrage
and peace movements too.
Jane Addams
(1860-1935)
In 1931, she won the Nobel Peace
Prize (First Sociologist)
Because she did not work at a
University, she was never considered
a Sociologist only a Social Worker
during her life
W.E.B. Du Bois
(1868-1963)
African American Educator and
Social Activist
In 1895, DuBois was the first African
American to receive a doctorate
from Harvard
He saw the plight of African
Americans after teaching in rural
schools around Nashville
He studied the social structure of
African American communities
around the United States and later
world
He published many books on the
subject
In later life he traveled abroad
helping peoples of African descent
Booker T
Washington
(1856-1915)
He was born into slavery and then he
was emancipated
Educated at Hampton Institute
which was a school for Freedman
He founded Tuskegee Institute in
1881
He felt his people should accept
segregation for promises of
economic mobility.
Robert Ezra
Park
(1864-1944)
Worked as an aide to Booker T
Washington
He later went and taught at the
University of Chicago
He was interested in how
populations grow and change
He became a journalist and studied
the Chicago population during his
time at the newspaper
George
Herbert Mead
(1863-1931)
He was a professor at the University
of Chicago’s Sociology department
His theory is that our sense of self
develops as we interact with the
world.
Julian Samora
(1920-1996)
He was the first famous Mexican
American Sociologist
In 1953, he earned his doctorate at
Washington University
His work focused on the Mexican
American civil rights, poverty,
discrimination, and public health