Sumner, William Graham (1840–1910)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7076901 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bernd Weiler (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 1-2 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeoss300 |
| OpenAlex | W4242740294 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
William G. Sumner is commonly regarded as one of the most influential US social scientists in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In histories of sociology he is often portrayed or – some would argue – misportrayed as a conservative apologist for “tooth‐and‐claw” capitalism and as the great social Darwinist antipode to his progressive and reform‐oriented contemporary and fellow countryman L.F. Ward
Art · Art history · History · Medical History and Innovations
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |