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William J. Cousins (January 25, 1924 – July 31, 2013) was an American sociologist who led international urban community development, taught sociology and race relations at several colleges, and wrote a number of books and articles on international community development. Although he was raised in the Baptist Church, he begin his affiliation with the Quakers during his university years and became a lifelong pacifist. Dr. Cousins was the first black faculty member at Wellesley College,〔New York Times, Critique From 50's Wellesley Grads, By MARIAN BURROS, Published: December 29, 2003〕 and among the first African Americans to teach at a top liberal arts college〔JBHE Foundation, The First Black Faculty Members at the Nation's Highest-Ranked Liberal Arts Colleges ource: The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, No. 45 (Autumn, 2004), pp. 107-111 Published by: The JBHE Foundation *〕 Shortly after completing his Ph.D. at Yale University, Cousins went to India with the American Friends Service Committee and began career in international community development. He lead several projects over the years in which reliance on local leaders and community members, rather than outside aid, led to important improvement in slum living conditions.〔Urban Basic Services in Unicef, Unicef History Monograph Series XIV, by William J. Cousins, copyright. United Nations Children's Fund 1992〕 Notable among these was Cousin's work in the 1970s through UNICEF on the successful model project in Hyderabad, India's fifth largest city. There, Cousins and his team concentrated on creating a community spirit before attempting to improve homes and other community facilities.〔The Children and the Nations, The Story of UNICEF, by Maggie Black, Published by UNICEF, 1986 UNICEF, Chapter 17: p 426 〕 ==Early life== Cousins was raised in Ansonia, Connecticut. He was struck with polio when he was eight years old, and was initially unable to walk. With extensive physical therapy performed by his parents, he began to regain mobility, He attended Newington (“Newington Home for Crippled Children.”), an rehabilitation school, for several years and by the time he entered Yale University, he was able to walk with just a cane. Cousins was awarded both his undergraduate and doctoral degrees in sociology from Yale University. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William J. Cousins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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