Louis Wirth (1897-1952) was a sociologist from the "Chicago school" tradition. His research was concerned with how Jewish immigrants adjusted to life in urban America, as well as the distinct social p...
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Louis Wirth was born August 28, 1897, in Gümenden in the Rhineland district of Germany. Wirth's family was a relatively prosperous family of the Jewish community in their small village. The Wirth...
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