David Riesman
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David Riesman (born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 22, 1909; died in Binghamton, New York, May 10, 2002), was an United States sociologist, attorney, and educator.
After graduating from Harvard Law School, where he was a member of the Harvard Law Review, Riesman clerked for Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis from 1935-1936.
Riesman's 1950 book, The Lonely Crowd, deals with modern sociology. In it Riesman wrote of the 'inner-directed' and other-directed' personalities. The book is consisered a landmark study of American character.[1]
In 1967 he was quoted as stating "If anything remains more or less unchanged, it will be the role of women."
[edit] References
- ^ Gitlin, Todd. "David Riesman, Thoughtful Pragmatist", The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 24, 2002. Retrieved on November 29, 2006.
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