Helen Lynd
Helen Merrell Lynd (March 17, 1896 – January 30, 1982) was an American sociologist, social philosopher, educator, and author. She is best known for conducting the first Middletown studies of Muncie, Indiana, with her husband, Robert Staughton Lynd; as the coauthor of Middletown: A Study in Contemporary American Culture (1929) and Middletown in Transition: A Study in Cultural Conflicts (1937); and a pioneer in the use of social surveys. She was also the author of England in the 1880s: Toward a Social Basis for Freedom (1945), Shame and the Search for Identity (1958), and essays on academic freedom. In addition to writing and research, Lynd was a lecturer at Vassar College, and a professor at Sarah Lawrence College from 1929 to 1964.
Helen Merrell Lynd | |
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| Born | Helen Merrell March 17, 1896 |
| Died | January 30, 1982 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Wellesley College, B.A., 1919, Columbia University, M.A, 1922, Columbia University, Ph.D., 1944 |
| Occupation(s) | Sociologist, social philosopher, professor |
| Employer(s) | Ossining School for Girls, Miss Master's School, Sarah Lawrence College, Vassar College |
| Organization(s) | Institute for Social and Religious Research, Rockefeller Foundation, Lincoln School, American Federation of Teachers, American Civil Liberties Union |
| Notable work | Shame and the Search for Identity (author); Middletown: A Study in Contemporary American Culture (coauthor); Middletown in Transition (coauthor) |
| Spouse | Robert Staughton Lynd (m. 1921–1970) |
| Children | Staughton Lynd Andrea Merrell Lynd Nold |
| Parent(s) | Mabel (Waite) and Edward Tracy Merrell (newspaper publisher) |
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