Rose Laub Coser
German-American sociologist, educator and social justice activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rose Laub Coser (born May 4, 1916 ā August 21, 1994) was a German-American sociologist, educator, and social justice activist.[1][2] She taught sociology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook from 1968 until her retirement in 1987.[3] She was interested in the effect of social structures on individuals, and much her work fell within medical sociology, role theory, and sociology of the family.
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Rose Laub Coser | |
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Born | (1916-05-04)May 4, 1916 |
Died | August 21, 1994(1994-08-21) (aged 78) |
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Known for | Work on role theory, medical sociology, and sociology of the family |
Spouse | Lewis A. Coser |
Children | Ellen Coser Perrin and Steven Coser |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Sociology |
Institutions | State University of New York at Stony Brook and Harvard University |
Thesis | (1957) |
Doctoral advisor | Robert S. Lynd and Robert Merton |
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