Oscar Lewis
Oscar Lewis · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Anthropologist who developed the concept of the 'culture of poverty'
1914, New York City, United States — 1970, New York City, United States
United States · Mexico
Oscar Lewis is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Anthropologist who developed the concept of the 'culture of poverty'
Lewis was an anthropologist who developed the influential and much-debated concept of the 'culture of poverty' through intimate family life-histories in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and elsewhere, in books such as 'The Children of Sánchez.' He was born Oscar Lefkowitz into a Jewish family in New York, the son of a rabbi.
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Anthropologist who developed the concept of the 'culture of poverty'
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Sociology
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