Lewis Coser
Lewis Coser · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Pioneer of conflict theory; author of 'The Functions of Social Conflict'
1913, Berlin, Germany — 2003, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Germany · France · United States
Lewis Coser is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Pioneer of conflict theory; author of 'The Functions of Social Conflict'
Coser was a sociologist who pioneered conflict theory; his book 'The Functions of Social Conflict' (1956) argued that conflict can bind and renew societies rather than only divide them. A refugee from Nazi Germany, he became a leading figure in American sociology. He was Jewish, born Ludwig Cohen in Berlin.
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Pioneer of conflict theory; author of 'The Functions of Social Conflict'
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Sociology
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