Charles Abram Ellwood (1873 to 1946) was an American sociologist who was professor of sociology at the University of Missouri and at Duke University, and has been described as one of the leading American sociologists of the interwar period. Born on a farm near Black Lake, New York, he studied at Cornell and took a doctorate in sociology and philosophy at the University of Chicago in 1899, with a dissertation on social psychology. He taught at Missouri from 1900, was president of the American Sociological Association in 1924 and chaired the sociology department at Duke from 1930 to 1946. He argued that sociology should help direct cultural evolution through education, defended a scientific sociology that also addressed social problems, and pioneered social psychology research within sociology. His textbook on social problems sold over 200,000 copies. He was influenced by Lester F. Ward, Charles Horton Cooley, John Dewey and Edward A. Ross, and he spoke out publicly against a lynching in Columbia in 1923.
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Charles Abram Ellwood (January 20, 1873 near Ogdensburg, New York – September 25, 1946) was an American sociologist who was professor of sociology at University of Missouri-Columbia and Duke University.
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Charles Abram Ellwood (January 20, 1873 near Ogdensburg, New York, September 25, 1946) was an American sociologist who was professor of sociology at University of Missouri-Columbia and Duke University.
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He pioneered social psychology research in sociology.
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Charles Abram Ellwood (January 20, 1873 near Ogdensburg, New York, September 25, 1946) was an American sociologist who was professor of sociology at University of Missouri-Columbia and Duke University.
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He has been described as one of the leading American sociologists of the interwar period, studying intolerance, communication and revolutions and using many multidisciplinary methods.
Informed By: Lester Frank Ward, Academic career
Ellwood was influenced by Lester F. Ward, Charles Horton Cooley, John Dewey, and Edward A. Ross.
Informed By: Charles Horton Cooley, Academic career
Ellwood was influenced by Lester F. Ward, Charles Horton Cooley, John Dewey, and Edward A. Ross.
Associated With: Duke University, Academic career
From 1930 to 1946, Ellwood chaired the sociology department at Duke University.
Associated With: University of Chicago, Academic career
After graduating from Cornell in 1896, he joined University of Chicago where graduated with a PhD in sociology and philosophy in 1899.
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