Gerhard Lenski

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American sociologist (1924-2015)

United States AcademicsLived 1924 to 2015 · aged 91

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Gerhard Emmanuel "Gerry" Lenski, Jr. was an American sociologist known for contributions to the sociology of religion, social inequality, and introducing the ecological-evolutionary theory.

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2002W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship award

Guggenheim Fellowship

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ChildRichard Lenski

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Edward ShilsAlso won W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship award Kingsley DavisAlso won W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship award Everett HughesAlso won W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship award Alejandro PortesAlso won W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship award William Julius WilsonAlso won W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship award Herbert J. GansAlso won W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship award

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Gerhard Emmanuel "Gerry" Lenski, Jr. was an American sociologist known for contributions to the sociology of religion, social inequality, and introducing the ecological-evolutionary theory. He spent much of his career as a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he served as chair of the Department of Sociology, 1969-72, and as chair of the Division of Social Sciences, 1976-78.

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