Erik Olin Wright
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Erik Olin Wright was an American sociologist and leading Marxist theorist known for his influential work on class analysis, social inequality, and visions of real utopias.
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| Erik Olin Wright canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Marxist theorist
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academic ⓘ human ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | acute myeloid leukemia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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University of Oxford ⓘ
surface form:
Oxford University
University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| employer | University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| familyName | Wright ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Marxist theory
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class analysis ⓘ political sociology ⓘ social inequality ⓘ social theory ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| givenName | Erik ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | political economy ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary class analysis in sociology
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debates on egalitarian social policy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Marx
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Max Weber ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
emancipatory social science
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real utopias ⓘ social class ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Sociological Association ⓘ |
| movement |
Marxism
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Analytical Marxism ⓘ
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analytical Marxism
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| notableConcept |
contradictory class locations
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real utopias ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Approaches to Class Analysis
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Class Counts ⓘ Class, Crisis and the State ⓘ Classes ⓘ Deepening Democracy ⓘ Envisioning Real Utopias ⓘ Understanding Class ⓘ |
| occupation |
sociologist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Berkeley
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surface form:
Berkeley, California
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| placeOfDeath |
Milwaukee
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surface form:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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| positionHeld |
president of the American Sociological Association
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professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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