Gordon E. Moss

Gordon E. Moss is Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Eastern Michigan University. With a PhD in Sociology / Medical Sociology from SUNY Buffalo, Dr. Moss has taught at the University of Maine–Orono (1966–1968) and Eastern Michigan (1971–1996). Dr. Moss has conducted NIH funded research on the Type A behavior pattern; his research specialty is social stress and disease. His book Illness, Immunity and Social Interaction was published in 1973. He also has published a number of articles on social stress and sociological theory in scientific journals and edited collections.About the research that led to this book, Dr. Moss says,One result of my research was the discovery that Type A behavior was a product of our American competitive and individualistic sociocultural patterns. Further examination revealed that much, if not most, of the social stress Americans experience is generated by our competitive individualistic culture. The permanent “cure” for a great deal of our social stress is the adoption of cooperation in place of competitive individualism. The lack of adequate conceptualizations and measures blocked effective cooperation research and organizational development. This led me into years of study and research to produce a viable model of cooperation for our times and our complex organizations and societies. This book is one result of that work; it is an application of my applied theoretical expertise to the problem of creating a cooperative society in the United States.