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Yoels, William Charles was born on October 31, 1941 in Jamaica, New York, United States. Son of Irving and Harriet Yoels.
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Yoels, William Charles was born on October 31, 1941 in Jamaica, New York, United States. Son of Irving and Harriet Yoels.
Bachelor, Queens College, 1964; Master of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1971.
Assistant professor, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 1971-1974; assistant professor, State University of New York, Albany, 1974-1976; associate professor, Indiana U. N.W., Gary, 1976-1979; associate professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1980-1982; professor, U. Alabama, Birmingham, since 1983.
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(Employing a symbolic interaction perspective, the authors...)
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Member Society Study of Symbolic Interaction, American Sociological Association.
Children: Leandra, Joanna.