John Rex was a South African-born British sociologist. Born in Port Elizabeth, he was radicalized after working for the South African Bantu Affairs Administration and moved to Britain. He held lecturing positions at the universities of Leeds from 1949 to 1962, Birmingham from 1962 to 1964, Durham from 1964 to 1970, Warwick, Aston from 1979 to 1984, Toronto from 1974 to 1975, Cape Town in 1991 and New York in 1996. He was a member of the UNESCO International Experts' Committee on Racism and Race Prejudice in 1967 and president of the International Sociological Association's Research Committee on Racial and Ethnic Minorities from 1974 to 1982.
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BirthplacePort Elizabeth, South Africa 1 Defining Contributionanalysis of conflict as a key problem of both society and sociological theory 1 Notable WorkKey Problems of Sociological Theory 1 Connections
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John Rex (5 March 1925 – 18 December 2011) was a South African-born British sociologist.
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John Rex (5 March 1925 – 18 December 2011) was a South African-born British sociologist.
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John Rex was a South African-born British sociologist.
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1925-03-05
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1925-03-05
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2011-12-18
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2011-12-18
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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Key Problems of Sociological Theory
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analysis of conflict as a key problem of both society and sociological theory
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He was a lecturer at the universities of Leeds (1949-62) (where he was a leading left-wing activist), Birmingham (1962-64), Durham (1964-70), Warwick (1970-79 and 1984-90), Aston (1979-84), Toronto (1974-75), Cape Town (1991) and New York (1996).
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