- Jules Henry
Jules Henry (
November 29 ,1904 –September 23 ,1969 ) was a noted American anthropologist.Henry earned his Ph.D. in anthropology from
Columbia University in 1935. Afterwards, he was employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Labor and held various teaching positions at theUniversity of Chicago and inMexico City . During this time, Henry conducted sociological research on various indigenous tribes inBrazil ,Mexico , andArgentina . From 1947 to his death in 1969, Henry served as professor of sociology atWashington University in St. Louis .Henry wrote "Culture Against Man" (1963) questioning the authority of and rationale behind cultural institutions, particularly
education , and "Pathways to Madness" (1965), concerning mental anddevelopmental disorder s and raises the question howdisease and disorder arise from dependencies on families and institutions. His work that presaged much of current focus on finding ways to improve failing schools and contend with a culture that is educated primarily by paid media is hugely influential, but largely left out of print and hard to find.He argued in favor of recognizing the collective nature of experience and in favor of analyzing and constructing institutions with greater collectivity and social responsibility in mind.
External links
* [http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/archives/guides/pdf/henry.pdf Jules Henry's papers at Washington University:]
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