David Riesman
David Riesman · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Sociologist and author of the influential study of American character 'The Lonely Crowd'
1909, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States — 2002, Binghamton, New York, United States
United States
David Riesman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Sociologist and author of the influential study of American character 'The Lonely Crowd'
Riesman, a Harvard sociologist, co-wrote The Lonely Crowd (1950), one of the most influential works of American social science, which distinguished 'inner-directed' from 'other-directed' character and became a defining portrait of mid-century society. He came from a German Jewish family.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Sociology
Sociologist and author of the influential study of American character 'The Lonely Crowd'
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Sociology
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