Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of David Riesman's books

David Riesman’s Followers (41)

David Riesman

Born

in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The United States

September 22, 1909

Died

May 10, 2002

Website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Riesman

Genre

Sociology, Social Sciences

Influences

Thorstein Veblen

edit data

David Riesman was an American sociologist, attorney, and educator.

After graduating from Harvard Law School, where he was a member of the Harvard Law Review, Riesman clerked for Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis from 1935-1936. He also taught at the University of Buffalo Law School.

Riesman's 1950 book, The Lonely Crowd, a sociological study of modern conformity, which postulates the existence of the "inner-directed" and "other-directed" personalities. Riesman argues that the character of post WWII American society impels individuals to "other-directedness", the preeminent example being modern suburbia, where individuals seek their neighbors approval and fear being outcast from their community. This lifestyle has a coercive effect, which c ...more

Combine Editions
David Riesman’s books

Average rating: 3.79 · 712 ratings · 75 reviews · 88 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Lonely Crowd: A Study of the Changing American Character by David Riesman, Nathan Glazer, Reuel Denney 3.78 avg rating — 617 ratings — published 1950 — 55 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thorstein Veblen 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1953 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Individualism Reconsidered 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1954 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Higher Education: The Academic Enterprise in an Era of Rising Student Consumerism by David Riesman, David Webster (Introduction) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1998 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lonely Crowd, Revised edition: A Study of the Changing American Character by David Riesman (2001-03-01) 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Constraint and Variety in American Education 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1977 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The American City: A Sourcebook of Urban Imagery 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Samotny tlum it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abundance for What? really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1993 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Essays from Individualism Reconsidered really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1954	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by David Riesman…

Quotes by David Riesman (?)

“...isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud, presenting an image of America taken seriously by no one, least of all the advertising men who create it? ”
― David Riesman, The Lonely Crowd: A Study of the Changing American Character

9 likes

“ Con người sinh ra đã khác nhau; họ đánh mất tự do xã hội và độc lập cá nhân của mình trong khi tìm cách trở thành giống nhau.”
― David Riesman

2 likes

“America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of the legendary inscrutable Chinese.”
― David Riesman

1 likes

See all David Riesman's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Reading with Style: Fall 2012 Rws Completed Tasks - Fall 2012	1067	199	Dec 02, 2012 10:09AM
The Seasonal Read...: Fall Challenge 2012: Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC	2291	762	Dec 28, 2012 03:29PM
The History Book ...: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, BEHAVIORIAL ECONOMICS, ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR	35	315	Jan 23, 2019 05:05PM
The History Book ...: ARCHIVE - PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF ~	3364	3976	Aug 29, 2019 10:38AM
Reading with Style: Completed Tasks	832	40	May 31, 2026 11:08PM
Never too Late to...: Title Game: Second Edition	9428	770	8 hours, 22 min ago

More…

David Riesman’s Followers (41)

David Riesman

Combine EditionsDavid Riesman’s books

Topics Mentioning This Author

Combine Editions
David Riesman’s books