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Peter Marris

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Gender Male
Death16 years ago
Date of birth July 6,1927
Zodiac sign Cancer
Born London
United Kingdom
Date of died June 25,2007
DiedGuilford
Connecticut
United States
Job Author
Education Cambridge University
Awards Guggenheim Fellowship for Social Sciences, US & Canada
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Loss and change
The politics of uncertainty
Dilemmas of Social Reform: Poverty and Community Action in the United States
Widows and their families
African city life
The dreams of General Jerusalem
Community planning and conceptions of change
African businessmen
The experience of higher education
Loss and Change (Psychology Revivals): Revised Edition
Witnesses, Engineers and Storytellers: Using Research for Social Policy and Community Action
Dutch at Your Fingertips
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Peter Marris Life story


Peter Marris, who has died aged 79, was a creatively original sociologist who did extensive fieldwork in Britain, Africa and the United States. His research - in Bethnal Green, Lagos, Nairobi, New York and Los Angeles - spanned rich and poor in both industrialised and developing countries.

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