What social scientist conceptualized a scale that could measure social distance empirically?
A) Karl Marx
B) Ernest Burgess
C) Erving Goffman
D) Emory Bogardus

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Emory Bogardus is the social scientist who conceptualized a scale that could measure social distance empirically in 1925. The Bogardus Social Distance Scale asked respondents to indicate their willingness to associate with people from different racial and ethnic groups at varying levels of closeness.

What Social Scientist Conceptualized a Scale That Could Measure Social