Alex Inkeles
Alex Inkeles · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Sociologist of modernization and national character; author of 'Becoming Modern'
1920, Brooklyn, New York, USA — 2010, Palo Alto, California, USA
United States
Alex Inkeles is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Sociologist of modernization and national character; author of 'Becoming Modern'
Alex Inkeles was an American sociologist, long at Harvard and Stanford, known for comparative studies of modernization and national character, especially 'Becoming Modern' (1974), which analyzed how industrial life reshapes individual attitudes across six developing countries. He was the son of Russian Jewish immigrants.
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Sociologist of modernization and national character; author of 'Becoming Modern'
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Sociology
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