Man's Grasp Should Exceed His Reach: A Biography of Sociologist Austin Larimore Porterfield

By Leonard D. Cain

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761831878
• ISBN13: 9780761831877
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"