C. Wright Mills
Geboren: August 28, 1916 – Waco, Texas, United States
C. Wright Mills was an American sociologist whose work examined power, social stratification, and the relationship between private troubles and public issues. Best known for The Sociological Imagination, The Power Elite, and White Collar, he became one of the twentieth century’s most influential social critics and a foundational voice in modern sociology.
Biografie & Werdegang des Autors
C. Wright Mills, born Charles Wright Mills in Waco, Texas, in 1916, emerged as one of the most forceful American sociologists of the twentieth century. He studied first in Texas and then at the University of Wisconsin, where he completed his doctorate in sociology in 1941 after earlier degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. Those years gave him a durable mix of philosophical range and empirical interest. His early career took shape during wartime and the postwar expansion of American institutions, and a decisive turning point came with his move to Columbia University, where he worked for most of his professional life. From there he developed the independent, often combative voice that made him unusual in academic sociology: learned, public-facing, and openly skeptical of complacent expertise.
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The Sociological Imagination
C. Wright Mills
A provocative critique of mid-20th century sociology, advocating for a humanistic approach connecting personal troubles to broader social issues.
The power elite
C. Wright Mills
Provocative analysis of how a small group of elites wield immense influence over American society, challenging notions of democracy.
The Sociological Imagination
C. Wright Mills
A provocative critique of mid-20th century sociology, advocating for a humanistic approach connecting personal troubles to broader social issues.
The power elite
C. Wright Mills
Provocative analysis of how a small group of elites wield immense influence over American society, challenging notions of democracy.
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"C. Wright Mills was one of the most controversial figures in American social science"
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