Arthur “Art” Gale Neal, the author of numerous books and academic papers in the field of Sociology, peacefully passed away from heart failure on December 9 in his home in Portland, Oregon.
Art was born on November 22, 1929 in West Virginia where he grew up on a subsistence farm on Browning Lambert Mountain near Rock, West Virginia. He received his Bachelor’s degree in 1951 from Concord College in Athens, West Virginia and his Ph.D. in Sociology and Anthropology in 1959 from Ohio State University; he pursued his graduate work in Sociology after seeing combat in the U.S. Army in the Korean War.
Art is best known for his accomplishments as a scholar. After earning his Ph.D., he joined the Sociology Faculty at Bowling Green State University where he remained until his “retirement” in 1995. Art began publishing articles in leading journals while still a graduate student at Ohio State University.
Over the course of his academic career he published more than 40 papers in academic journals, numerous research monographs and more than 10 books including a well-received textbook on social psychology.
His specific interest in social psychology focused on specific dimensions of alienation. His research analyzed how feelings of powerlessness or social isolation affect peoples’ views of the world and consequently their behavior, including decisions regarding fertility and the spacing of children.
His academic career was capped by being named a Distinguished University Professor.
Art also advised numerous graduate students with whom he stayed in touch during his retirement years. Following retirement he moved to Portland, Oregon where he mentored junior faculty at Portland State University and authored nine books, collaborating with his wife on two. (He was working on his 10th book since retirement when he died.)
The topics of his post-retirement books, though varied, always had a basis in social psychology.
Art Neal had two children, Kevin Neal (deceased 2012) and Lisa Neal from his marriage to his first wife Sara Jo Thornberry, who passed away in 1985. In 1987, Art married Helen Youngelson and became a stepfather to Chris Waehrer and Keith Waehrer. He had five grandchildren.
In retirement he and his wife travelled extensively both in the US and abroad, especially enjoying a number of weeks each year in Hawaii. Art particularly enjoyed an annual trip back to West Virginia to visit his large extended family who knew him as “Uncle Bud.”
He was loved and respected by all and will be greatly missed. Memorial services are being planned for Bowling Green in the spring and in Portland, Oregon at an earlier time. Plans are being finalized for contributions to a BGSU scholarship in Art’s name
Art was born on November 22, 1929 in West Virginia where he grew up on a subsistence farm on Browning Lambert Mountain near Rock, West Virginia. He received his Bachelor’s degree in 1951 from Concord College in Athens, West Virginia and his Ph.D. in Sociology and Anthropology in 1959 from Ohio State University; he pursued his graduate work in Sociology after seeing combat in the U.S. Army in the Korean War.
Art is best known for his accomplishments as a scholar. After earning his Ph.D., he joined the Sociology Faculty at Bowling Green State University where he remained until his “retirement” in 1995. Art began publishing articles in leading journals while still a graduate student at Ohio State University.
Over the course of his academic career he published more than 40 papers in academic journals, numerous research monographs and more than 10 books including a well-received textbook on social psychology.
His specific interest in social psychology focused on specific dimensions of alienation. His research analyzed how feelings of powerlessness or social isolation affect peoples’ views of the world and consequently their behavior, including decisions regarding fertility and the spacing of children.
His academic career was capped by being named a Distinguished University Professor.
Art also advised numerous graduate students with whom he stayed in touch during his retirement years. Following retirement he moved to Portland, Oregon where he mentored junior faculty at Portland State University and authored nine books, collaborating with his wife on two. (He was working on his 10th book since retirement when he died.)
The topics of his post-retirement books, though varied, always had a basis in social psychology.
Art Neal had two children, Kevin Neal (deceased 2012) and Lisa Neal from his marriage to his first wife Sara Jo Thornberry, who passed away in 1985. In 1987, Art married Helen Youngelson and became a stepfather to Chris Waehrer and Keith Waehrer. He had five grandchildren.
In retirement he and his wife travelled extensively both in the US and abroad, especially enjoying a number of weeks each year in Hawaii. Art particularly enjoyed an annual trip back to West Virginia to visit his large extended family who knew him as “Uncle Bud.”
He was loved and respected by all and will be greatly missed. Memorial services are being planned for Bowling Green in the spring and in Portland, Oregon at an earlier time. Plans are being finalized for contributions to a BGSU scholarship in Art’s name
Arthur “Art” Gale Neal, the author of numerous books and academic papers in the field of Sociology, peacefully passed away from heart failure on December 9 in his home in Portland, Oregon.
Art was born on November 22, 1929 in West Virginia where he grew up on a subsistence farm on Browning Lambert Mountain near Rock, West Virginia. He received his Bachelor’s degree in 1951 from Concord College in Athens, West Virginia and his Ph.D. in Sociology and Anthropology in 1959 from Ohio State University; he pursued his graduate work in Sociology after seeing combat in the U.S. Army in the Korean War.
Art is best known for his accomplishments as a scholar. After earning his Ph.D., he joined the Sociology Faculty at Bowling Green State University where he remained until his “retirement” in 1995. Art began publishing articles in leading journals while still a graduate student at Ohio State University.
Over the course of his academic career he published more than 40 papers in academic journals, numerous research monographs and more than 10 books including a well-received textbook on social psychology.
His specific interest in social psychology focused on specific dimensions of alienation. His research analyzed how feelings of powerlessness or social isolation affect peoples’ views of the world and consequently their behavior, including decisions regarding fertility and the spacing of children.
His academic career was capped by being named a Distinguished University Professor.
Art also advised numerous graduate students with whom he stayed in touch during his retirement years. Following retirement he moved to Portland, Oregon where he mentored junior faculty at Portland State University and authored nine books, collaborating with his wife on two. (He was working on his 10th book since retirement when he died.)
The topics of his post-retirement books, though varied, always had a basis in social psychology.
Art Neal had two children, Kevin Neal (deceased 2012) and Lisa Neal from his marriage to his first wife Sara Jo Thornberry, who passed away in 1985. In 1987, Art married Helen Youngelson and became a stepfather to Chris Waehrer and Keith Waehrer. He had five grandchildren.
In retirement he and his wife travelled extensively both in the US and abroad, especially enjoying a number of weeks each year in Hawaii. Art particularly enjoyed an annual trip back to West Virginia to visit his large extended family who knew him as “Uncle Bud.”
He was loved and respected by all and will be greatly missed. Memorial services are being planned for Bowling Green in the spring and in Portland, Oregon at an earlier time. Plans are being finalized for contributions to a BGSU scholarship in Art’s name
Art was born on November 22, 1929 in West Virginia where he grew up on a subsistence farm on Browning Lambert Mountain near Rock, West Virginia. He received his Bachelor’s degree in 1951 from Concord College in Athens, West Virginia and his Ph.D. in Sociology and Anthropology in 1959 from Ohio State University; he pursued his graduate work in Sociology after seeing combat in the U.S. Army in the Korean War.
Art is best known for his accomplishments as a scholar. After earning his Ph.D., he joined the Sociology Faculty at Bowling Green State University where he remained until his “retirement” in 1995. Art began publishing articles in leading journals while still a graduate student at Ohio State University.
Over the course of his academic career he published more than 40 papers in academic journals, numerous research monographs and more than 10 books including a well-received textbook on social psychology.
His specific interest in social psychology focused on specific dimensions of alienation. His research analyzed how feelings of powerlessness or social isolation affect peoples’ views of the world and consequently their behavior, including decisions regarding fertility and the spacing of children.
His academic career was capped by being named a Distinguished University Professor.
Art also advised numerous graduate students with whom he stayed in touch during his retirement years. Following retirement he moved to Portland, Oregon where he mentored junior faculty at Portland State University and authored nine books, collaborating with his wife on two. (He was working on his 10th book since retirement when he died.)
The topics of his post-retirement books, though varied, always had a basis in social psychology.
Art Neal had two children, Kevin Neal (deceased 2012) and Lisa Neal from his marriage to his first wife Sara Jo Thornberry, who passed away in 1985. In 1987, Art married Helen Youngelson and became a stepfather to Chris Waehrer and Keith Waehrer. He had five grandchildren.
In retirement he and his wife travelled extensively both in the US and abroad, especially enjoying a number of weeks each year in Hawaii. Art particularly enjoyed an annual trip back to West Virginia to visit his large extended family who knew him as “Uncle Bud.”
He was loved and respected by all and will be greatly missed. Memorial services are being planned for Bowling Green in the spring and in Portland, Oregon at an earlier time. Plans are being finalized for contributions to a BGSU scholarship in Art’s name
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