Background
Melbin, Murray was born on September 26, 1927 in New York City.
(Focus is directly on what people do and how others are th...)
Focus is directly on what people do and how others are thereby impressed. Brings together three main aspects of behavior study: a theory, a method, and information collected by the method to which the theory is applied and its principles demonstrated. Stands as a new way of looking at behavior and understanding it.
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Melbin, Murray was born on September 26, 1927 in New York City.
Student, City College of New York, 1948. Bachelor, New York University, 1951. Master of Science, Cornell University, 1954.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1959.
Extramural lecturer Ibadan University, Nigeria and Makerere College, Uganda, 1954. Instructor Harvard University Medical School, 1960-1961, lecturer university, 1961-1965. Assistant sociologist Massachusetts General Hospital, 1966-1969.
Professor sociology Boston University, since 1969. Visiting professor University London, 1975-1976, Ben-Gurion University of Negev (Israel), 1982-1983. Consultant Georgia Department Health, New Jersey Department Health, VA Massachusetts, United States Mental Health Study Center, Department of Health.
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Active American Civil Liberties Union, Council for a Livable World, Common Cause. Served with United States Army, 1945-1946. Member American Sociological Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science (Socio-Psychological prize 1978).
Son of Hyman and Anna (Boiucaner) M. Divorced; children: Laura, Anna.