Richard Sennett
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Richard Sennett is an American sociologist and public intellectual known for his influential work on cities, labor, and the social effects of capitalism.
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| Richard Sennett canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Sennett Context triple: [Saskia Sassen, spouse, Richard Sennett]
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Anthony Giddens
Anthony Giddens is a British sociologist best known for developing structuration theory and for his influential work on modernity, globalization, and social theory.
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Eric Wolf
Eric Wolf was an influential anthropologist known for integrating Marxist perspectives into the study of peasant societies, power, and global historical processes.
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Susan Sennett
Susan Sennett is an American actress and former model known for her film and television work in the 1970s.
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D.
Erik Olin Wright
Erik Olin Wright was an American sociologist and leading Marxist theorist known for his influential work on class analysis, social inequality, and visions of real utopias.
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E.
Arjun Appadurai
Arjun Appadurai is a prominent anthropologist and theorist of globalization known for his influential work on modernity, cultural flows, and the social imagination.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Sennett Target entity description: Richard Sennett is an American sociologist and public intellectual known for his influential work on cities, labor, and the social effects of capitalism.
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A.
Anthony Giddens
Anthony Giddens is a British sociologist best known for developing structuration theory and for his influential work on modernity, globalization, and social theory.
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B.
Eric Wolf
Eric Wolf was an influential anthropologist known for integrating Marxist perspectives into the study of peasant societies, power, and global historical processes.
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C.
Susan Sennett
Susan Sennett is an American actress and former model known for her film and television work in the 1970s.
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D.
Erik Olin Wright
Erik Olin Wright was an American sociologist and leading Marxist theorist known for his influential work on class analysis, social inequality, and visions of real utopias.
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E.
Arjun Appadurai
Arjun Appadurai is a prominent anthropologist and theorist of globalization known for his influential work on modernity, cultural flows, and the social imagination.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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human ⓘ public intellectual ⓘ sociologist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| affiliation |
London School of Economics
NERFINISHED
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ New York University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1943-01-01 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | David Riesman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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University of Chicago ⓘ |
| familyName | Sennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
labor studies
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political economy ⓘ social theory ⓘ sociology ⓘ urban studies ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasAcademicPosition |
Professor at London School of Economics
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Professor at New York University ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.richardsennett.com/ ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | critical theory ⓘ |
| name | Richard Sennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of the social effects of capitalism
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work on cities ⓘ work on labor ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Authority
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Building and Dwelling: Ethics for the City NERFINISHED ⓘ Respect in a World of Inequality NERFINISHED ⓘ The Corrosion of Character NERFINISHED ⓘ The Craftsman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Culture of the New Capitalism NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fall of Public Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The Uses of Disorder NERFINISHED ⓘ Together: The Rituals, Pleasures and Politics of Cooperation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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public intellectual ⓘ sociologist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Senior Fellow at the Center on Capitalism and Society at Columbia University ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
capitalism
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cooperation ⓘ craftsmanship ⓘ public space ⓘ urban life ⓘ work and labor ⓘ |
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