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George C. Homans

(1910–1989) Economist

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George C. Homans was an economist, best known for The human group.

Quick Facts About George C. Homans

Born
August 11, 1910
Died
May 29, 1989
Profession
Economist
Notable works
The human group

About George C. Homans

George Caspar Homans was an American sociologist, founder of behavioral sociology, the 54th president of the American Sociological Association, and one of the architects of social exchange theory. Homans is best known in science for his research in social behavior and his works The Human Group, Social Behavior: Its Elementary Forms, his contributions to exchange theory, and the different propositions he developed to explain social behavior. He is also the third great-grandson of the second President of the United States, John Adams.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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