Howard Schuman (1928 - 2021) was an American sociologist and professor of sociology at the
University of Michigan
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. He is known for his work on
survey research
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, such as the design of polling questions.
Education and career
Schuman received his A.B. from
Antioch College
Antioch College is a private liberal arts college in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Founded in 1850 by the Christian Connection, the college began operating in 1852 as a non-sectarian institution; politician and education reformer Horace Mann was its f ...
in
philosophy
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in 1953, his M.S. in
psychology
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from
Trinity University in 1956, and his Ph.D. in sociology from
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...
in 1961. He joined the faculty of the University of Michigan in 1964 as an assistant professor, and became a full professor there in 1971. From 1982 to 1990, he directed the Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research. He retired from his positions at the University of Michigan in 1996; he has been an emeritus professor at the University of Michigan and an emeritus research scientist at their Survey Research Center until 2021.
In 2017, Schuman received the
Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research from the board of directors of the
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
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The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell University is the world's oldest archive of social science data and the largest specializing in data from public opinion surveys. It's collection includes over 24,000 datasets and ...
at
Cornell University
Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...
.
Research
Schuman has researched many topics in the field of survey research, including public opinion on whether
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
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discovered America, reported incidents of police abuse in major U.S. cities, and the relationship between studying and grades.
Professional affiliations
Schuman has been a fellow of the
Society of Personality and Social Psychology
The Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) is an academic society for personality and social psychologists focused on promoting scientific research that explores how people think, behave and interact. It is the largest organization o ...
since 1991, of the
Association for Psychological Science
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since 2004, and of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (abbreviation: AAA&S) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. It was founded in 1780 during the American Revolution by John Adams, John Hancock, James Bowdoin, Andrew Oliver, and ...
since 1993.
References
External links
Schuman's faculty page
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1928 births
Living people
University of Michigan faculty
American sociologists
Fellows of the Association for Psychological Science
Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Antioch College alumni
Trinity University (Texas) alumni
Harvard University alumni