Herbert Gans
Herbert Gans · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Urban sociologist; author of 'The Urban Villagers' and 'The Levittowners'
1927, Cologne, Germany — 2025, New York City, United States
Germany · United States
Herbert Gans is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Urban sociologist; author of 'The Urban Villagers' and 'The Levittowners'
Herbert J. Gans was a German-born American urban sociologist who upended myths about city and suburban life through participant-observation classics 'The Urban Villagers' and 'The Levittowners', and analyzed poverty and the news media. Born to a Jewish family in Cologne, he fled Nazi Germany and became a professor at Columbia University.
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Urban sociologist; author of 'The Urban Villagers' and 'The Levittowners'
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Sociology
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