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social science subjects > sociology > social theory > American social theory > William Isaac Thomas
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William Isaac Thomas  

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  • William Isaac Thomas (1863–1947), American sociologist and social psychologist, directed the field of sociology away from the abstractions of an earlier generation of “system builders” to concrete studies of group life and social behavior. Thomas was widely regarded as one of the University of Chicago's most productive and original scholars, first as a graduate student (1893–1896) and then as one of the sociology faculty (1896–1918). [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Theory; Thomas, William Isaac]

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