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Nathan Glazer

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Nathan Glazer · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Sociologist of ethnicity; co-author of 'Beyond the Melting Pot'

When

1923, New York City, United States — 2019, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Where

United States

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Biography

Nathan Glazer is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Sociologist of ethnicity; co-author of 'Beyond the Melting Pot'

How & why

Glazer, a Harvard sociologist, co-authored Beyond the Melting Pot (with Daniel Patrick Moynihan) and The Lonely Crowd (with David Riesman), reshaping American thinking on ethnicity, assimilation and urban policy. He was a central figure among the New York intellectuals. Born to a Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrant family, he was Jewish.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Sociology

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Sociologist of ethnicity; co-author of 'Beyond the Melting Pot'

1923

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Sociology