Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Paul Lazarsfeld
Born: February 13, 1901
Died: August 30, 1976 (aged 75)
Bio: Paul Felix Lazarsfeld was an American sociologist. The founder of Columbia University's Bureau of Applied Social Research, he exerted influence over the techniques and the organization of social research.
Known for:
- Radio and the printed page (1940)
- Die Arbeitslosen von Marienthal (1933)
- Language of social research
- Readings in mathematical social science (1966)