Background
Young was the grandson of Brigham Young. He was born in Provo, Utah, and graduated from Brigham Young University in 1915.
psychologist university professor
Young was the grandson of Brigham Young. He was born in Provo, Utah, and graduated from Brigham Young University in 1915.
Stanford University; University of Chicago. Brigham Young University.
However, Kimball Young himself was not a believer in the Latter-day Saint faith, and spoke condescendingly of those who were. He then taught high school for a year in Arizona before going to study at the University of Chicago for sociology. His decision to study at Chicago was largely due to advice from William J. Snow.
After studying there, he went to study at Stanford University, where he earned a Doctor of Philosophy in psychology in 1921.
Young began his teaching career as a professor at the University of Oregon. In 1940, he became the chair of sociology at Queens College.
In 1947 he took up the same position at Northwestern University.
Later, he was a member of the faculty of Clark University, then went back to Oregon for four years, and then joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.