Quote of the day
The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism.
Marion J. Levy Jr.

Born: December 12, 1918
Died: May 26, 2002 (aged 83)
Bio: Marion Joseph Levy Jr. was an American sociologist noted for his work on modernization theory.
Known for:
- Modernization and the structure of societies (1966)
- Maternal influence (1989)
- Our mother-tempers (1989)
- The structure of society (1952)
- Modernization: Latecomers and Survivors (1972)