Bureau of Applied Social Research Records, 1944-1976

Columbia University. Bureau of Applied Social Research

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The Bureau of Applied Social Research, headed by sociologist Paul Lazarsfeld, was established in 1944 and helped make Columbia a pioneering institution in the social sciences. Through empirical research, ideas regarding the functioning of individuals and groups were developed and tested. Many ground-breaking studies were conducted by Lazarsfeld and his colleagues, among the most important of which was the impact of radio and television on the American public. Through such work, the Bureau become...

Columbia University. Bureau of Applied Social Research

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The Bureau of Applied Social Research, headed by sociologist Paul Lazarsfeld, was established in 1944 and helped make Columbia a pioneering institution in the social sciences. Through empirical research, ideas regarding the functioning of individuals and groups were developed and tested. Many ground-breaking studies were conducted by Lazarsfeld and his colleagues, among the most important of which was the impact of radio and television on the American public. Through such work, the Bureau become...

Lazarsfeld, Paul Felix

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Sociologist. From the description of Reminiscences of Paul Felix Lazarsfeld: oral history, 1975. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309744683 From the description of Reminiscences of Paul Felix Lazarsfeld : oral history, 1962. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309736408 ...

Glock, Charles Y.

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Merton, Robert King, 1910-2003.

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Robert K. Merton was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Temple Univ. in 1931. Merton went on to graduate school at Harvard where he received his Ph.D. in 1936. Merton went on to teach at Columbia Univ. and published numerous books including; Social theory and social structure, and Sociology of science. From the description of Letters-Manuscript, 1930-1952. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122628275 Robert K. Merton was one of the most infl...

Berelson, Bernard, 1912-1979

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Educator. From the description of Reminiscences of Bernard R. Berelson : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122512658 Bernard R. Berelson (1912-1979) was a Professor of the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Chicago. From the guide to the Berelson, Bernard R., Study of Graduate Education. Records, ca. 1958-1961, (Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chica...