Properties (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Sociologist
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Yale_University
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Yale_University
|
| gptkbp:awards |
Honorary degrees from various institutions
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| gptkbp:born |
October 30, 1840
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:William_Graham_Sumner_Jr.
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| gptkbp:contribution |
Critique of socialism
Development of sociology as a discipline Concept of folkways |
| gptkbp:died |
April 12, 1910
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| gptkbp:field |
Economics
Political Science Sociology |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
William Sumner
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Max_Weber
gptkb:Talcott_Parsons gptkb:Emile_Durkheim gptkb:Robert_E._Park gptkb:George_Herbert_Mead gptkb:William_Fielding_Ogburn Charles Horton Cooley |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Herbert_Spencer
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Social Darwinism
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| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:Anglo-American
American |
| gptkbp:notableAlumni |
Individualism
Social norms Moral philosophy Cultural relativism Social stratification Civic responsibility Critique of collectivism Impact of technology on society Economic freedom Critique of government intervention Critique of moral relativism Critique of state power Social evolution Concept of social welfare Role of education in society Impact of industrialization on society Concept of social change Role of family in society Role of government in society Role of culture in society Importance of social institutions Critique of utopianism Role of law in society Critique of altruism Concept of social cohesion Concept of social order Concept of social responsibility Concept of the 'survival of the fittest' Impact of globalization on society Importance of individual rights Importance of social justice Liberty and social order Role of competition in society Role of tradition in society |
| gptkbp:notableWorks |
Folkways
The_Challenge_of_Facts The_Absurdity_of_Socialism |
| gptkbp:occupation |
Professor
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| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:New_Haven,_Connecticut
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Sumner
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