Kingsley Davis was an American sociologist and demographer, born in 1908 and died in 1997, identified by the American Philosophical Society as one of the most outstanding social scientists of the twentieth century. He was a senior research fellow at the Hoover Institution.
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Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Death DateSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account Nationality / CultureSourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountCoined the term population explosion, helped develop the demographic transition model in demography, and co-authored the Davis-Moore thesis on social stratification with Wilbert E. Moore. 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountSome Principles of Stratification (with Wilbert E. Moore, American Sociological Review, 1945) 1 Connections
Associated With
Davis, with Wilbert Moore, argued in the Davis-Moore thesis that social stratification is a functional necessity that channels the most qualified people into a society most important positions.
Informed By
Davis trained in Harvard sociology department in its early years under its founding chair, Sorokin, whose comparative approach shaped Davis own functionalist orientation.
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1. Kingsley Davis (Wikipedia)
Wikipedialead section: nationality
was an internationally recognized American sociologist and demographer
lead section: birth date
August 20, 1908
lead section: death date
February 27, 1997
Research section: contribution
played a major role in the naming and development of the demographic transition model
Research section: notable work
Davis also published an influential article with Wilbert E. Moore
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