8 stages of psychosocial development: Nurture, shame, initiative, focus shifts from family to school, ID confusion, relationships, social contribution, and lastly finding meaning at the end of one's life.
German sociologist, concluded a series of investigations of culture in China, India, Greece, Rome, the Middle East, and the West in an attempt to explain why certain phenomena are unique to Western civilization. Applied to methods of Verstehen
Caused American sociology to experience a loss of interest in the larger problems of social order and change, focusing on specific problems.
Were concentrating on the city and on such social problems as crime, drug addiction, prostitution, and juvenile delinquency.