Letter to a Young Sociologist

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Sociological InquiryVolume 39, Issue 2 p. 131-137 Letter to a Young Sociologist Lewis A. Coser, Lewis A. Coser State University of New York, Stony Brook Among the author's credits are The Functions of Social Conflict, Free Press of Glencoe, 1956; The American Communist Party: A Critical History (with Irving Howe), Beacon, 1957; and Men of Ideas, The Free Press, 1965. He has edited Sociological Theory (with Bernard Rosenberg), Macmillan, 1957; Sociology Through Literature, Prentice-Hall, 1963; and Max Scheler's Ressentiment, Free Press, 1961. The author has also been President of the Society for the Study of Social Problems and of the Eastern Sociological Society and a member of the American Sociological Association Council. He is currently a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences.Search for more papers by this author Lewis A. Coser, Lewis A. Coser State University of New York, Stony Brook Among the author's credits are The Functions of Social Conflict, Free Press of Glencoe, 1956; The American Communist Party: A Critical History (with Irving Howe), Beacon, 1957; and Men of Ideas, The Free Press, 1965. He has edited Sociological Theory (with Bernard Rosenberg), Macmillan, 1957; Sociology Through Literature, Prentice-Hall, 1963; and Max Scheler's Ressentiment, Free Press, 1961. The author has also been President of the Society for the Study of Social Problems and of the Eastern Sociological Society and a member of the American Sociological Association Council. He is currently a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences.Search for more papers by this author First published: April 1969 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-682X.1969.tb00953.xCitations: 3 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume39, Issue2April 1969Pages 131-137 RelatedInformation