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Kimball Young (October 26, 1893 – September 1, 1972) was the president of theAmerican Sociological Association in 1945.
Young was the grandson ofBrigham Young. He was born inProvo, Utah, and graduated fromBrigham Young University (BYU) in 1915. However, Kimball Young himself was not a believer in theLatter-day Saint faith, and spoke condescendingly of those who were. He then taught high school for a year inArizona before going to study at theUniversity of Chicago for sociology. His decision to study at Chicago was largely due to advice from BYU professor William J. Snow. After studying there, he went to study atStanford University, where he earned a Ph.D. in psychology in 1921.
In his 1927Source Book for Social Psychology, Young coined the term 'ambivert' to describe a person exhibiting features of both an extrovert and an introvert. He is credited with the origin of the word.[1]
Young began his teaching career as a professor at theUniversity of Oregon. Later, he was a member of the faculty ofClark University, then went back to Oregon for four years, and then joined the faculty of theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison. In 1940, he became the chair of sociology atQueens College. In 1947 he took up the same position atNorthwestern University.
