Douglas R. White

Douglas R. White (1942 – 22 August 2021) was an American complexity researcher, social anthropologist, sociologist, and social network researcher at the University of California, Irvine.

Douglas R. White
Douglas R. White
Born1942
Died(2021-08-22)August 22, 2021
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
OccupationAnthropologist
Known forNetwork Analysis and Ethnographic Problems, Complexity research, Standard cross-cultural sample
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