He was born in Chicago, Illinois. Bob spent his high school years at Sullivan High School in Chicago. He was the editor of the school paper, the Sentinel. He was also the valedictorian of his high school class. He was interested in sports and was an avid tennis player. His friends in high school included LeRoy Wollins who went on to be active in Veterans for Peace and earned his living importing Russian language materials. Another friend was Charles Garvin who taught social work at the University of Michigan and Daniel Joseph who was a distinguished professor at the University of Minnesota. Blauner's sociological writings and teachings on class, race, and men are rooted in his years as a factory worker. He took that employment after his return from France where he lived during the so-called McCarthy period. His formal studies led to a B.A. from the University of Chicago in 1948, followed by an M.A. in 1950; he earned his Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley in 1962. His dissertation at Berkeley, which later became his first book Alienation and Freedom was supervised by William Kornhauser, Seymour Martin Lipset, and Philip Selznick.[1] His master's thesis was on the sociological significance of first names.
He began teaching at San Francisco State University, the University of Chicago, and from 1963 on he taught at Berkeley. His first wife was his high school classmate Virginia Bauer. He had a sister Sonia. His mother was a librarian and his father was a lawyer. His wife at the time of his death was Karina Epperlein who was a noted maker of documentary films, often portraying oppressed people such as incarcerated mothers.
The well-known "Blauner Hypothesis" states that minority groups created by colonization, because it is forced on them, experience a greater degree of racism and discrimination than those created by voluntary immigration.
In his studies, Blauner contrasts the assimilation experiences of Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and Mexican-Americans.
^Blauner, Robert (1964). Alienation and Freedom: The Factory Worker and His Industry. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press. p. ix. ISBN0226058115.
^"UC Berkeley professor emeritus Robert Blauner, prescient sociologist, advocate, dies at 87". 31 October 2016.
"Robert Blauner." World of Sociology. Gale Group, 2001.
December 20, 2023
blauner, robert, blauner, 1929, october, 2016, american, sociologist, college, professor, author, introduced, theory, internal, colonialism, contents, biography, bibliography, also, sourcesbiography, edithe, born, chicago, illinois, spent, high, school, years,. Robert Bob Blauner May 18 1929 October 20 2016 was an American sociologist college professor and author He introduced the theory of internal colonialism Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 See also 4 SourcesBiography editHe was born in Chicago Illinois Bob spent his high school years at Sullivan High School in Chicago He was the editor of the school paper the Sentinel He was also the valedictorian of his high school class He was interested in sports and was an avid tennis player His friends in high school included LeRoy Wollins who went on to be active in Veterans for Peace and earned his living importing Russian language materials Another friend was Charles Garvin who taught social work at the University of Michigan and Daniel Joseph who was a distinguished professor at the University of Minnesota Blauner s sociological writings and teachings on class race and men are rooted in his years as a factory worker He took that employment after his return from France where he lived during the so called McCarthy period His formal studies led to a B A from the University of Chicago in 1948 followed by an M A in 1950 he earned his Ph D from U C Berkeley in 1962 His dissertation at Berkeley which later became his first book Alienation and Freedom was supervised by William Kornhauser Seymour Martin Lipset and Philip Selznick 1 His master s thesis was on the sociological significance of first names He began teaching at San Francisco State University the University of Chicago and from 1963 on he taught at Berkeley His first wife was his high school classmate Virginia Bauer He had a sister Sonia His mother was a librarian and his father was a lawyer His wife at the time of his death was Karina Epperlein who was a noted maker of documentary films often portraying oppressed people such as incarcerated mothers The well known Blauner Hypothesis states that minority groups created by colonization because it is forced on them experience a greater degree of racism and discrimination than those created by voluntary immigration In his studies Blauner contrasts the assimilation experiences of Cubans Puerto Ricans and Mexican Americans His work was funded by major groups such as the National Institute of Mental Health the Rockefeller Foundation and the Social Science Research Council He died in North Berkeley Berkeley California on October 20 2016 at the age of 87 2 Bibliography editAlienation and Freedom The Factory Worker and His Industry 1964 Racial Oppression in America 1972 Black Lives White Lives Three Decades of Race Relations in America 1989 Our Mothers Spirits Great Writers on the Death of Mothers and the Grief of Men editor 1997 Resisting McCarthyism To Sign or Not to Sign California s Loyalty Oath 2009 Colonized and Immigrant MinoritiesSee also editPolicy alienation Social alienationSources edit Blauner Robert 1964 Alienation and Freedom The Factory Worker and His Industry Chicago IL The University of Chicago Press p ix ISBN 0226058115 UC Berkeley professor emeritus Robert Blauner prescient sociologist advocate dies at 87 31 October 2016 Robert Blauner World of Sociology Gale Group 2001 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Blauner amp oldid 1140114005, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
