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William Foote Whyte (June 27, 1914 – July 16, 2000) was an American sociologist chiefly known for his ethnographic study in urban sociology, Street Corner Society.[1] A pioneer in participant observation, he lived for four years in an Italian community in Boston while a Junior Fellow at Harvard researching social relations of street gangs in Boston's North End.
- ^ Greenhouse. Steven (July 20, 2000). "William Whyte, a Gang Sociologist, Dies at 86". New York Times. Retrieved April 19, 2015.