Richard Sennett

Richard Sennett
Sennett in 2016
Born (1943-01-01) 1 January 1943 (age 81)
Known forStudies of social ties in cities
Spouse
(m. 1987)
Scientific career
FieldsSociology
Academic advisorsDavid Riesman, Erik Erikson, Oscar Handlin

Richard Sennett (born 1 January 1943) is the Centennial Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and former University Professor of the Humanities at New York University. He is currently a Senior Fellow of the Center on Capitalism and Society at Columbia University.[1] Sennett has studied social ties in cities, and the effects of urban living on individuals in the modern world.

He has been a Fellow of The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and of the Royal Society of Literature. He is the founding director of the New York Institute for the Humanities.

  1. ^ "Richard Sennett | The Center on Capitalism and Society". capitalism.columbia.edu. Retrieved 29 January 2018.