Gerald S. Handel

Gerald S. Handel (August 8, 1924 – December 24, 2017) was an American sociologist who served as professor emeritus of Sociology at The City College and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He earned A.B., A.M and Ph.D. degrees from The University of Chicago, where he was influenced by the Symbolic Interactionist ideas of George Herbert Mead and Charles Horton Cooley. Provided by Wikipedia