Word: ruml
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Dates: during 1933-1933
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Homesickness is a condition which may become strong enough to cause physiological conditions, observed Professor Beardsley Ruml of the University of Chicago. An attack may come on suddenly, which explains why children, Negroes and other uninhibited individuals may pack up without warning and clear out of uncongenial surroundings. While analyzing the psychic components of homesickness Professor Ruml concluded that "nostalgic sentiments have a varied and important role in social institutions. They affect the distribution of population. They are the foundation of patriotism, nationality. They operate to increase vocational and class stability and tend to promote conservatism in all forms...