Sociolog american, profesor la Harvard (1957-1967), la University of California Berkeley (1967-1997) si director al Center for Japanese and Korean Studies (1968-1974). In anul 2000 a fost distins cu United States National Humanities Medal. Cartile sale de sociologie si sociologie a religiei - printre care Beyond Belief: Essays on Religion in a Post-Traditional World (1970), The Broken Covenant (1975), Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life (1985; trad. rom. Americanii: individualism si daruire, Humanitas, 1998) si The Good Society (1991) - sunt deja clasice in domeniu si au aparut in numeroase traduceri.
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