Social Theorist

Georges Gurvitch

Sociology

Georges Gurvitch was a Russian-born French sociologist and jurist, born in 1894. He died in 1965. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth Date
1894-10-20 1
Birth Year
1894 1
Death Date
1965-12-12 1
Death Year
1965 1
Birthplace
Novorossiysk 1
Death Place
Paris 1
Nationality / Culture
Russian-born French 1
Defining Contribution
important figure in the development of sociology of law 1
Notable Work
Sociology of law 1
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Associated With

Gurvitch Sociology of Law theorized multiple, socially grounded legal orders coexisting within a single society rather than one unified state law.

Practices Studied

Source Georges Gurvitch (Wikipedia)

Theories Developed

Source Structuration theory (Wikipedia)
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1. Georges Gurvitch (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    Georges Gurvitch was a Russian-born French sociologist and jurist.
  • Lead section, birth date
    October 20, 1894
  • Lead section, birth date (year)
    October 20, 1894
  • Lead section, death date
    December 12, 1965
  • Lead section, death date (year)
    December 12, 1965
  • Lead section, birthplace
    Novorossiysk
  • Lead section, death place
    Paris
  • Lead section, nationality descriptor
    Russian-born French
  • Works section
    Sociology of law
  • Career section
    important figure in the development of sociology of law
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Wikidata: Georges Gurvitch
Wikidata Q1996730, class allow-list match, case-insensitive label variant (w-bbfill-smallsix2-0926/resolve_ci.ps1)View the Source
Structuration theory (Wikipedia)
Theories Developed: Structuration theory, Lead, proposed by Gurvitch
Quote, Theories Developed: Structuration theory, Lead, proposed by Gurvitch
The theory was proposed by sociologist Georges Gurvitch and later refined by Anthony Giddens, most significantly in The Constitution of Society
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