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Daniel Bell · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Sociologist known for 'The Coming of Post-Industrial Society' and 'The End of Ideology'

When

1919, New York City, United States — 2011, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Daniel Bell is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Sociologist known for 'The Coming of Post-Industrial Society' and 'The End of Ideology'

How & why

Daniel Bell was one of the most influential American sociologists of the twentieth century, known for 'The End of Ideology' (1960) and 'The Coming of Post-Industrial Society' (1973), which theorized the shift from manufacturing to knowledge and services. He taught at Columbia and Harvard. He was born to Jewish immigrant parents from Eastern Europe on New York's Lower East Side.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Sociology

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Sociologist known for 'The Coming of Post-Industrial Society' and 'The End of Ideology'

1919

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Sociology