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Emory S. Bogardus
American sociologist (–)
Emory Stephen Bogardus (born near Belvidere, Illinois, February 21, – August 21, ) was an American sociologist.[2][3] He founded one of the first sociology departments at an American university, at the University of Southern California in
Education and career
Bogardus received his bachelor's and master's degrees at Northwestern University in and , respectively.
He received a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in
Immediately after earning his doctorate, Bogardus joined the faculty of the University of Southern California as a professor of sociology, helping to establish an independent sociology department there in He also developed a sociological principle known as the Bogardus Social Distance Scale.
”He conducted pioneer studies of Mexican immigration [to the United States], labor, education and settlement patterns in the Southwest” in the early 20th century.[4]
In addition to his work in th