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Coser, Lewis Alfred was born on November 27, 1913 in Berlin. Son of Martin and Margarete (Fehlow) Coser. came to the United States, 1941, naturalized, 1948.
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For today’s readers to understand the history of sociological theories more is required than a knowledge of formal propositions and theoretical structures. In this impressive and enduring text, Coser elucidates his examination of the ideas of fifteen influential sociological thinkers with a discussion of the social and intellectual circumstances that surrounded them. Each of the first fourteen chapters follows a parallel organization. The first section is a capsule summary of the scholar’s work—his main orientations, ideas, and contributions. Next is a short sketch of his life—his struggles and successes; the influences of his family, peers, and superiors; and his involvement in community affairs. The third section locates him and his work in the texture of a particular moment in intellectual history. The concluding section addresses sociological questions such as: What were the social origins of the theorist? Did crucial events (e.g., war, depression, revolution) help fashion his orientations in ways similar to those of others in his generation? The final chapter presents a less-detailed discussion of major American theorists whose theories emerged between the 1940s and 1960s.
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What were the contributions to American scholarship and culture made by European refugees from Nazi persecution? How did these émigrés react to the experience of being strangers in the land of their refuge? In this engrossing book, Lewis Coser examines the impact of refugee intellectuals on the social sciences and the humanities in America, painting a collective portrait that sheds light not only on the accomplishments of the Europeans but also on the development of the several disciplines in America that either welcomed or rejected them. Coser explains, for example, why the émigrés had more influence in the field of psychoanalysis than in psychology; why Austrian economists were more successful in America than were German economists; why only a few European sociologists made significant contributions in America. Discussing such luminaries as Bruno Bettelheim, Jacob Marshak, Hannah Arendt, Thomas Mann, Vladimir Nabokov, Roman Jacobson, Erwin Panofsky, and Paul Tillich, Coser describes their backgrounds, personalities, and careers in America, providing revealing anecdotes that help to bring these figures to life. His accounts of those who were famous in the country of their birth but never achieved eminence or a feeling of adjustment in America provide a poignant contrast. Coser concludes that the refugee intellectuals were most influential in areas of study where they filled a perceived need not previously met or in fields where they could build on already established traditions. His perceptive analysis of the European-born men and women who altered American intellectual history is an absorbing and memorable story.
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Lewis A. Coser takes readers from the coffeehouses of 18th-century London to the mass-culture industries of today in search of a definition for the intellectual. Describing the settings where intellectuals thrive and exploring the nature and contributions of various well-known groups, he discusses the various roles intellectuals play in society and why they matter.
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Book Description For today's readers to understand the history of sociological theories more is required than a knowledge of formal propositions and theoretical structures. In this impressive and enduring text, Coser elucidates his examination of the ideas of fifteen influential sociological thinkers with a discussion of the social and intellectual circumstances that surrounded them. Each of the first fourteen chapters follows a parallel organization. The first section is a capsule summary of the scholar's work-his main orientations, ideas, and contributions. Next is a short sketch of his life-his struggles and successes; the influences of his family, peers, and superiors; and his involvement in community affairs. The third section locates him and his work in the texture of a particular moment in intellectual history. The concluding section addresses sociological questions such as: What were the social origins of the theorist? Did crucial events (e.g., war, depression, revolution) help fashion his orientations in ways similar to those of others in his generation? The final chapter presents a less-detailed discussion of major American theorists whose theories emerged between the 1940s and 1960s.
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In this vivid, scholarly, full-scale history of the American Communist Party from 1919 to the present, the authors are primarily concerned with the relationship between American life and Communism as a political and intellectual current. After setting the stage for the appearance of the Party in this country, they deal with the "disorders and early sorrows" of the Communists, carefully relating them to events in Russia and Europe.
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Coser, Lewis. The Functions of Social Conflict. An Examination of the Concept of Social Conflict and its Use in Empirical Sociological Research. First Free Press Paperback Edition. London, Collier-Macmillan Limited, 1964. 21cm x 14.2cm. 188 (2) pages. Original illustrated softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Endpaper inscripbed by owner (pencil). The positive values of conflict for all societies come to light in this study. The author reveals how conflicts fulfill social functions such as the maintenance of group boundaries and the prevention of the withdrawal of members from a group. Critical of the view that conflict is dysfunctional, he demonstrates its inadequacies. In a series of basic propositions distilled primarily from the theories of Georg Simmel, Mr. Coser clarifies the functions of social conflict. These propositions are extended and related to such theories as those of psychoanalysis and empirical research.
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A selective and suggestive introduction to those theoretical ideas that inform the work of contemporary sociology! Sociological Theory: A Book of Readings, Fifth Edition helps readers become acquainted with the major classical theories that have emerged since Auguste Comte coined the term sociology and shows how certain concepts and theories first suggested by an earlier generation have been developed further at a later date. In addition, this compendium offers selections that present special propositions, specific concepts, or examples of substantive theorizing rather than discussions of integrated systems.
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This selection of essays by one of the most eminent sociologists of our time represents a selection of his analytical and moral or political writing over a lifetime of work. The book is organized thematically rather than chronologically, and is divided into four parts: papers on the uses of sociology, on ideas and ideologies, on sociological analysis, and a final section entitled professing sociology. While the collection demonstrates maturation, the author's central preoccupations have remained constant over the years. A reflective autobiographical introduction places the authors choice of problems and the development of his ideas in the social and cultural context of his life and his work. He confesses to .having experienced, in his life and his work, being a "stranger within the gate," and believes that this sense of marginality has both informed and influenced his thinking. And he sees the social conflicts that shook the world during his young adulthood as having creative as well as destructive consequences.
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Coser, Lewis Alfred was born on November 27, 1913 in Berlin. Son of Martin and Margarete (Fehlow) Coser. came to the United States, 1941, naturalized, 1948.
Student, Sorbonne, Paris, France, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, Columbia University, 1954. Doctor (honorary), Humboldt University, Berlin, 1993.
Instructor, University of Chicago, 1948-1950; member of faculty, Brandeis U., 1951-1968; professor sociology, Brandeis U., 1960-1968; Distinguished professor, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1969-1987; Adjunct Professor sociology, Boston College, 1987-1997; Adjunct Professor sociology, Boston University, since 1997. Fellow Center for Advanced Study Behavorial Sciences, Stanford, California, 1968-1969, 79-80. Visiting professor University of California, Berkeley, 1957-1958.
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Member American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Civil Liberties Union, American Sociological Association (president 1975-1976), Eastern Sociological Society (president 1964-1965).
Married Rose Laub(deceased 1994), August 25, 1942. Children: Ellen Perrin, Steven.