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A man's grasp should exceed his reach : a biography of sociologist Austin Larimore Porterfield / Leonard D. Cain.
Van Pelt Library HM479.P67 C25 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cain, Leonard D.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Porterfield, Austin L. (Austin Larimore), 1896-1979.
- Porterfield, Austin L.
- Texas Christian University.
- Sociologists--United States--Biography.
- Sociologists.
- United States.
- Texas Christian University--Faculty--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxvi, 376 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : University Press of America, [2005]
- Summary:
- In A Man's Grasp Should Exceed His Reach, author Leonard Cain delivers a biographical study of Austin Porterfield, a noted sociologist from a small university. This erudite work traces the life of Porterfield from his meager upbringing in an impoverished region of the Ozarks to his influential tenure as a Professor of Sociology at Texas Christian University. Emphasis is given to Porterfield's roles as founder and first editor of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior and as a pioneer in several fields of sociology.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0761831878
- OCLC:
- 61768882
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