William Lloyd Warner (1898 to 1970) was an American anthropologist and sociologist noted for applying the techniques of British functionalism to the understanding of American culture. Born in Redlands, California, he studied at the University of California, Berkeley, where Robert Lowie encouraged him to turn to anthropology, and from 1926 to 1929 he studied the Murngin people of Arnhem Land in northern Australia, work later published as A Black Civilization (1937). At Harvard he joined the group around Elton Mayo and helped design the Bank Wiring Observation Room phase of the Hawthorne studies, bringing anthropological observation and interviewing into the workplace. From 1935 he was professor of anthropology and sociology at the University of Chicago, and from 1959 professor of social research at Michigan State University. His best known work is the Yankee City project on Newburyport, Massachusetts, which produced five volumes between 1941 and 1959; he also studied the Midwestern town of Jonesville, black communities, business leaders and American religion. His work later fell out of fashion, partly after Oliver Cromwell Cox criticised his framing of race in the American South as caste, though more positive assessments have since emerged.
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William Lloyd Warner (October 26, 1898 – May 23, 1970) was an American anthropologist and sociologist noted for applying the techniques of British functionalism to understanding American culture.
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William Lloyd Warner (October 26, 1898, May 23, 1970) was an American anthropologist and sociologist noted for applying the techniques of British functionalism to understanding American culture.
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William Lloyd Warner (October 26, 1898, May 23, 1970) was an American anthropologist and sociologist noted for applying the techniques of British functionalism to understanding American culture.
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William Lloyd Warner (October 26, 1898, May 23, 1970) was an American anthropologist and sociologist noted for applying the techniques of British functionalism to understanding American culture.
Informed By: A. R. Radcliffe-Brown, Background
Warner became fascinated by the work of Bronislaw Malinowski and A. R. Radcliffe-Brown, who introduced him to the British functionalist approach to social anthropology.
Informed By: Robert Lowie, Background
At Berkeley, he met Robert H. Lowie, a professor of anthropology, who encouraged him to turn to anthropology.
Informed By: Elton Mayo, Career at Harvard
Warner became involved in Mayo's project of studying the workplace and organizational structure
Associated With: Harvard University, Career at Harvard
Warner enrolled at Harvard (1929-1935) as a graduate student
Associated With: University of Chicago, Career in Chicago
In 1935, he was appointed professor of anthropology and sociology at the University of Chicago
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noted for applying the techniques of British functionalism to understanding American culture.
Studied By: Social Class Stratification, Bibliography
Social class in America: A Manual of Procedure for the Measurement of Social Status.
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