Sociology in Government: The Galpin-Taylor Years in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1919-1953

by Olaf F. Larson

Book Overview

From 1919 through 1953, the U.S. Department of Agriculture housed the Division of Farm Population and Rural Life--the first unit within the federal government established specifically for sociological research. Distinguished sociologists Charles Galpin and Carl Taylor provided key leadership for 32 of its 34 years as the Division sought to understand the social structure of rural America and to do public policy-oriented research. It reached the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271028491
• ISBN13: 9780271028491
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"