G. William Domhoff

George William (Bill) Domhoff (born August 6, 1936) is a Research Professor in psychology and sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His first book, "Who Rules America?", was a controversial 1960s bestseller which argued that the United States is dominated by an elite ownership class both politically and economically.cite book | last = | first = | title = World of Sociology | publisher = Gale | date = November 2000 | location = | pages = | url = http://www.bookrags.com/biography/george-william-domhoff-soc/ | doi = | id = | isbn = 9780787649654]

He was born in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of George William and Helen S. (Cornet) Domhoff. He received a B.A. in Psychology at Duke University, a MA in psychology at Kent State University, and a Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Miami.

In the early 1960s, Domhoff served as an assistant professor of psychology at Los Angeles State College. In 1965, he became an assistant professor at the University of California, Cowell College, Santa Cruz, where he is now professor of psychology and sociology.

Domhoff is the author of "Who Rules America?" (1967) and many other well-known books in sociology and power structure research, as well as "Finding Meaning in Dreams" (1996) and "The Scientific Study of Dreams" (2003).

References

External links

* [http://www.bookrags.com/G._William_Domhoff Biography]
* [http://whorulesamerica.net/ Official "Who Rules America?" website]
* [http://dreamresearch.net/ Dream research website]

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