Difference between revisions of "Brigham Young University. Dept. of Sociology (1921-1960)"
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Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Brigham Young University. School of Arts and Sciences. Dept. of Economics and Sociology]] ([[date::1920]]-[[date::1921]]) | Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Brigham Young University. School of Arts and Sciences. Dept. of Economics and Sociology]] ([[date::1920]]-[[date::1921]]) | ||
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Revision as of 17:01, 1 September 2009
The Dept. of Sociology was established and placed in the College of Arts and Sciences when the School of Arts and Sciences was renamed in 1921. Russell Swensen, Clarence S. Boyle, Harold T. Christensen, and Ariel S. Balliff served as the Department Chairs until the department was abolished in 1954. The department was then placed in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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Description
Established: 1921
Abolished: 1954
Location: Provo, Utah (1921-1954)
Functions
The Dept. of Sociology was responsible for teaching courses in: Elementary principles of Sociology, Community organization and leadership, Rural Sociology, Americanization of Foreigners, and Educational Sociology. By 1954 the department also taught courses in: Social problems, Courtship and Marriage, Anthropology, Social Psychology, Social Ethics, Race relations, Social Legislation, Modern America, Human Relations, and Urban Sociology.
Assets and Administrative Structure
The Dept. of Sociology was a department within the College of Arts and Sciences. The Department Chairs were: Russel Swensen, 1921-1925 and 1930-1940; Clarence S. Boyle, 1941-1942; Harlod T. Christensen, 1943-1947; and Ariel S. Balliff, 1948-1954. The Department Chair was under the direction of the Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Associated Units
Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Arts and Sciences (1921-1954)
Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. School of Arts and Sciences. Dept. of Economics and Sociology (1920-1921)
Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Educational Sociology (1925)
Later unit: Brigham Young University. College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Dept. of Sociology (1954]])
Associated Archival Materials
Brigham Young University. Dept. of Sociology. Records, 1940-1970 (UA 554).
Sources
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1921-1922: p. 30 (part of College of Arts and Sciences) p. 136-137 (courses taught by the department).
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1953-1954: p. 299-303 (courses taught by the department).
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1954-1955: p. 368 (part of the Humanities and Social Sciences).
Brigham Young University The First One Hundred Years, 1975: v. 4 p. 493 (Department Chairs were: Russel Swensen, 1921-1925 and 1930-1940; Clarence S. Boyle, 1941-1942; Harlod T. Christensen, 1943-1947; and Ariel S. Balliff, 1948-1954).
Maintenance Information
Record ID: EAC-2009-00207
Creator: UPB