Albert Angus Campbell (August 10, 1910 – December 15, 1980) was an American
social psychologist
Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people or by social norms. Social psychologists typically explain human behavior as a result of the re ...
best known for his research into
electoral systems
An electoral system or voting system is a set of rules that determine how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political elections ma ...
and for co-writing ''
The American Voter
''The American Voter'', published in 1960, is a seminal study of voting behavior in the United States, authored by Angus Campbell, Philip Converse, Warren Miller, and Donald E. Stokes, colleagues at the University of Michigan. Among its cont ...
'' with
Philip Converse
Philip Ernest Converse (November 17, 1928 – December 30, 2014) was an American political scientist. He was a professor in political science and sociology at the University of Michigan who conducted research on public opinion, survey research, an ...
,
Warren Miller, and
Donald E. Stokes. Campbell published his work under the name Angus Campbell. He was a professor at the
University of Michigan
, mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth"
, former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821)
, budget = $10.3 billion (2021)
, endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...
. He died in
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County, Michigan, Washtenaw County. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851. It is the principal city of the Ann Arbor ...
on December 15, 1980.
Bibliography
*Campbell, Angus, Converse, Philip E., Miller, Warren E., Stokes, Donald E. (1960). The American Voter.
*Campbell, Angus (1964). The American Voter, an Abridgment. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
*Campbell, Angus (1966). Elections and the Political Order. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
*Campbell, Angus, Gurin, Gerald, Miller, Warren E. (1971). The Voter Decides. New York: Praeger.
*Campbell, Angus. (1971). White Attitudes Towards Black People. Institute for Social Research.
*Campbell, Angus, and Converse, Philip E. (1972). The Human Meaning of Social Change. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
References
Further reading
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External links
Clyde H. Coombs, "Angus Campbell", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences (1987)*
1910 births
1980 deaths
American social psychologists
University of Michigan faculty
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