Samuel A. Stouffer | |
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Born | |
Died | August 24, 1960 | (aged 60)
Alma mater | University of Chicago |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Sociology |
Institutions | |
Doctoral advisor | Herbert Blumer |
Samuel Andrew Stouffer (June 6, 1900 – August 24, 1960) was a prominent American sociologist and developer of survey research techniques. Stouffer spent much of his career attempting to answer the fundamental question: How does one measure an attitude?
Stouffer served as a professor of sociology at both the University of Chicago and Harvard University, and also directed the Laboratory of Social Relations at Harvard.