Ulysses G. Weatherly

Ulysses Grant Weatherly ( born April 2, 1865 in West Newton, Indiana, † July 18, 1940 in Cortland, New York) was an American sociologist and 13th president of the American Sociological Association.

Weatherly studied history and political science at Cornell University, where he in 1894 for Ph.D. received his doctorate. Previously, he had completed a semester abroad at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Leipzig. After a short period at a high school in Philadelphia Weatherly was only an assistant professor and in 1899 professor of economics and sociology at Indiana University. In this position he remained until his retirement in 1935.

Together with Robert Ezra Park, he undertook a research trip to the Caribbean and examined the relationship of ethnic groups to each other. This led to his most important scientific publications.

In 1923 he served as president of the American Sociological Association.

Writings (selection )

  • Race and Marriage, in: American Journal of Sociology, 15/4, 1910, pp. 433-453.
  • The racial element in social assimilation, in: American Journal of Sociology, 16/ 5, 1911, pp. 593-612.
  • The West Indies as a Sociological Laboratory, in: American Journal of Sociology, 29 /3, 1923, pp. 290-304.
  • Haiti: An Experiment in Pragmatism, in: American Journal of Sociology, 32/ 3, 1926, pp. 353-366.
  • Social Progress. Studies in the Dynamics of Social Change, 1927
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