Background
Lasswell, Thomas Ely was born on October 29, 1919 in St. Louis. Son of Gustavus and Miriam (Ely) Lasswell.
Lasswell, Thomas Ely was born on October 29, 1919 in St. Louis. Son of Gustavus and Miriam (Ely) Lasswell.
Student, Westminster College, 1936-1938; Bachelor of Arts, Arkansas College, 1940; Master of Science in Education, University of Southern California, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, University of Southern California, 1953.
Principal, Highland Institution, Guerrant, Kentucky, 1941-1942; assistant professor, Pepperdine College, Los Angeles, 1950-1954; associate professor sociology, Grinnell College, 1954-1959; member of faculty, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1959; professor, University of Southern California, 1963-1990, professor emeritus, since 1990; department chairman sociology and anthropology, University of Southern California, 1965-1966; director resident honors, University of Southern California, 1961-1970. Visiting professor Stephen F. Austin State College, Nacogdoches, Texas, 1950, 56, 58, Whittier College, 1957, Northwestern University, 1960, Pomona College, 1967-1968, University of California, San Diego, 1967-1968, U. Hawaii, 1975, United States Military Academy, West Point, 1985, California State Polytechnic U., Pomona, since 1986. Consultant Deasy & Bolling Architects, 1965-1990, California Family Study Center, 1984-1990.
(Book by Lasswell, Marcia, Lasswell, Thomas)
Vice president of the board Iowa Council Family Relations, 1958-1959. Member National Council on Family Relations, since 1957. President Faculty Center Association, 1966-1967.
Board of directors Hacker Foundation, Beverly Hills, California, 1970-1990. Served tolt. United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Fellow American Sociological Association, American Association Marriage & Family Counselors (board of directors).
Member International Sociological Association, Pacific Sociological Association (Honors award 1986), California Sociological Association, Society for Study Symbolic Interaction, Southern California Association Marriage & Family Therapy (president 1978-1979, Honors award 1988), Groves Conference (board directors 1988-1992), Yorke House Club, Delta Tau Delta, Alpha Kappa Delta, Phi Kappa Phi.
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Married Marcia Lee Eck, May 29, 1950 (divorced July 1990). Children: Marcia Jane Lasswell Hoff, Thomas Ely Junior, Julia Lee Lasswell Dunn.