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Charles Horton Cooley

Charles Horton Cooley (August 17, 1864 – May 7, 1929) was an American sociologist. He was the son of Michigan Supreme Court Judge Thomas M. Cooley. He studied and went on to teach economics and sociology at the University of Michigan.

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Alma mater
University of Michigan
Born
(1864-08-17)August 17, 1864 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Died
May 7, 1929(1929-05-07) (aged 65) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Discipline
Sociology
Influenced
Harry Stack Sullivan
Influences
James Mark Baldwin · Charles Darwin · John Dewey · Ralph Waldo Emerson · William James

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Influences · 7
Charles Horton Cooley → Charles A. Ellwood, Charles Darwin, George Herbert Mead, James Mark Baldwin, John Dewey, Ralph Waldo Emerson, William James
Notable works · 2
Charles Horton Cooley → Human Nature and the Social Order (1902), Social Organization (1909)
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Charles Horton Cooley → Mary Horton, Thomas M. Cooley
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Charles Horton Cooley → Pragmatism, symbolic interactionism
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Charles Horton Cooley → University of Michigan
Born · 1
Charles Horton Cooley → (1864-08-17)August 17, 1864 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Died · 1
Charles Horton Cooley → May 7, 1929(1929-05-07) (aged 65) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Discipline · 1
Charles Horton Cooley → Sociology

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Charles Horton CooleyThesisThe Theory of Transportation (1894)1.00infobox

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