1. A Project By: Jordan Gallant THE LIFE AND TIMES OF: ERNEST BURGESS

2.  Born May 16, 1886 – Tilbury, Ontario, Canada  Died December 27, 1966 – Chicago, Illinois  Sociologist – researched the family as a social unit  BA from Kingfisher College (Oklahoma) and PhD from University of Chicago  Taught at University of Toledo, University of Kansas, Ohio State University  moved to University of Chicago, professor emeritus 1951 WHO THE HECK IS ERNEST BURGESS?

3.  Strongest influences to development:  W.I. Thomas, Robert E. Park, and George Herbert Mead  Go out and observe, study life as it really exists  Study of Sociology – inquiry into marriage stability and the possibility of predicting success or failure  Studied characteristics of urban populations compared to rural, patterns of ethnic segregation  theorized “natural community” emerges  Introduction to the Science of Sociology (1921, collaborated with Robert Park), textbook that became a classic  mapped new directions in sociology, focused on urban land use and social aspects of urban community  Recaptured Chicago tradition for its great body of graduates in sociology – put together the concepts of social process HOW THE HECK DID HE COME UP WITH HIS IDEAS?

4.  The City (1925, Burgess and Park) pioneer new field of human ecology at University of Chicago, set group in a new span of leadership  Studies of spatial distribution in cities CONTINUED

5.  Concentric Zone Model (1923) – first to explain the distribution of different social groups within urban areas  City grows outward from a central area in a series of concentric rings, like the growth rings of a tree – precise size and width vary  Five different rings:  1: CBD, the innermost ring, where nonresidential activities are concentrated  2: a zone in transition – industry and poorer-quality housing, immigrants to the city first live here in small dwelling units (created by subdividing larger houses)  3: a zone of working class homes, modest older houses occupied by stable working-class families  4: a zone for better residences, newer and more spacious homes for the middle class  5: a commuter’s zone beyond the built-up area of the city – some people who work in center choose to live in small villages that become dormitory towns for commuters  (Page 410/411 in the textbook) HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

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7.  This is going to require everyone to get out of their desks.  You’re each going to get a card with a particular building, place, or person on it  The object of the game is to create the concentric model without talking.  You’ll have 60 seconds to order yourselves – then we’ll see if you did it correctly.  LETS DO THIS TIME TO DO AN ACTIVITY

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9.  "Ernest Watson Burgess." Enclyclopedia Britannica. July 1, 2015. Accessed September 16, 2015. http://www.britannica.com/biography/Ernest-Watson-Burgess.  "Ernest Watson Burgess." American Sociological Association. Accessed September 16, 2015. http://www.asanet.org/about/presidents/Ernest_Burgess.cfm.  "Ernest Burgess." NNDB. Accessed September 16, 2015. http://www.nndb.com/people/332/000112993/. http://www.nndb.com/people/332/000112993/  "Burgess, Ernest W." International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. 1968. Encyclopedia.com. (September 17, 2015). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3045000151.html http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3045000151.html  Rubenstein, James M. The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography. 8th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005. BIBLIOGRAPHY - SOURCES