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| Name: |
Louis Wirth | | Birth Date: |
August 28, 1897 | | Death Date: |
May 3, 1952 | | Place of Birth: |
Gemuden, Germany | | Place of Death: |
Buffalo, New York, United States | | Nationality: |
German | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
sociologist, social activist |
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 Biography of Louis Wirth
698 words, approx. 2 pages
 Louis Wirth was born August 28, 1897, in Gümenden in the Rhineland district of Germany. Wirth's family was a relatively prosperous family of the Jewish community in their small village. The Wirths were cattle merchants and farmers as were most... summary from source:
 Biography of Louis Wirth
1,763 words, approx. 6 pages
 Louis Wirth (1897-1952) was a sociologist from the "Chicago school" tradition. His research was concerned with how Jewish immigrants adjusted to life in urban America, as well as the distinct social processes of city life. Wirth was a strong supporter... 
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Louis Wirth Information
1,147 words, approx. 4 pages
Louis Wirth (August 28, 1897–May 3, 1952) was a German born, Jewish American sociologist, member of the Chicago school of...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Zane L. Miller
12,726 words, approx. 42 pages
In the following essay, Miller provides an overview of Wirth's career with special attention to the Chicago School and the influence of Karl Mannheim, and divides Wirth's sociology work into two distinct phases.
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Critical Essay by Albert J. Reiss, Jr.
7,621 words, approx. 25 pages
In the following essay, an editor's introduction to Wirth's selected papers, Reiss provides an overview of Wirth's sociological ideas, and discusses these within the framework of the discipline as a whole.
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Critical Essay by Amitai Etzioni
5,793 words, approx. 19 pages
In the following essay, occasioned by the republication of The Ghetto more than a quarter-century after its original release, Etzioni critiques the seminal work.
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