Donald Young (sociologist)

Young completed his undergraduate studies at Lafayette College in 1919.^[1] Young continued his education with a master's degree then PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, completing his doctorate in 1922.^[1] At the University of Pennsylvania, Young was taught by James P. Lichtenberger, the twelfth President of the American Sociological Association.^[2] Following his doctoral training, Young completed postdoctoral positions at Rutgers University, Princeton University, and the University of Pennsylvania.^[1] In 1922, Young published a revised version of his doctoral thesis as Motion Pictures: A Study in Social Legislation.^[2]

Young was first an assistant instructor and then eventually a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also became the chair of the university's sociology department.^[2] Young stayed affilitated with the University of Pennsylvania until 1947.^[2]

Young worked for the Social Science Research Council in New York, initially as a research secretary, and then eventually as executive director and President.^[2] During the Second World War, Young was a consultant to the Joint Army and Navy Committee on Welfare and Recreation from 1942 until 1945.^[2] Young was appointed as the General Director (later retitled to 'President') of the Russell Sage Foundation in 1948, where he continued working until 1968.^[2] Young worked as a professor at Rockefeller University from 1964 until 1969.^[2] Young then worked as an executive consultant for the João Pinheiro Foundation in Brazil.^[2]

In 1960, during its business meeting, the American Sociological Association passed a resolution to express "its appreciation to Dr. Donald R. Young for his outstanding dedication to American sociology in numerous capacities over the years".^[3]