Daniel Bell, born Daniel Bolotsky, was an American sociologist, writer, editor and professor at Harvard University, described as one of the leading American intellectuals of the postwar era. He is best known for his contributions to the study of post-industrialism, developed across his three best known works, The End of Ideology (1960), The Coming of Post-Industrial Society (1973), and The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism (1976).
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Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Death DateSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own accountLower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. 1 Death PlaceSourced to the subject's own accountCambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. 1 Nationality / CultureSourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountBest known for his account of post-industrial society, arguing that advanced economies were shifting from manufacturing toward services, information and a new stratification built on technical elites. 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountThe End of Ideology (1960); The Coming of Post-Industrial Society (1973); The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism (1976) 1 Connections
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Daniel Bell (né Bolotsky; May 10, 1919 – January 25, 2011) was an American sociologist, writer, editor, and professor at Harvard University, best known for his contributions to the study of post-industrialism.
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May 10, 1919, January 25, 2011
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May 10, 1919, January 25, 2011
Early life section, opening sentence
Daniel Bell was born in 1919 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City.
Personal life section, closing sentence
He died at home in Cambridge, Massachusetts on January 25, 2011.
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was an American sociologist, writer, editor, and professor at Harvard University, best known for his contributions to the study of post-industrialism.
Scholarship section, The Coming of Post-Industrial Society subsection
In The Coming of Post-Industrial Society: A Venture in Social Forecasting (1973), Bell outlined a new kind of society, the post-industrial society. He argued that post-industrialism would be information-led and service-oriented.
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His three best known works are The End of Ideology (1960), The Coming of Post-Industrial Society (1973), and The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism (1976).
Early life section, describing the family name change
When he was 13 years old, the family's name was changed from Bolotsky to Bell.
Associated With: Columbia University, Article text
Subsequently, he taught sociology, first at Columbia (1959-1969) and then at Harvard until his retirement in 1990.
Associated With: Harvard University, Article text
Daniel Bell (né Bolotsky; May 10, 1919, January 25, 2011) was an American sociologist, writer, editor, and professor at Harvard University, best known for his contributions to the study of post-industrialism.
Associated With: University of Chicago, Article text
In the late 1940s, Bell was an instructor in the Social Sciences in the college of the University of Chicago.
Associated With: University of Cambridge, Article text
Bell also was the visiting Pitt Professor of American History and Institutions at Cambridge University in 1987.
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Encyclopedia.comPractices Studied: Capitalism, Article textQuote, Practices Studied: Capitalism, Article text
Next Bell turned his attention to the unresolved tension between capitalism and morality.
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