1. American Sociologists

2. 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

3. Sociology’s Roots After WWII, Sociology departments were started across the nation including Harvard, Columbia(east), Wisconsin, Michigan (central), Stanford, U of C (west)

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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

7. 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

8.  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

9. 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.

10. 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

11. 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.

12. 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