Geburtsdatum | Dienstag, 22. Dezember 1942 |
Geburtsort | New York |
Todesdatum | Mittwoch, 04. Juni 2025 |
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Beschreibung | Richard D. Alba (born December 22, 1942) is an American sociologist, who is a Distinguished Professor at the Graduate Center, CUNY. He is known for developing assimilation theory to fit the contemporary, multi-racial era of immigration, with studies in America, France and Germany. Alba grew up in New York City, where he attended the Bronx High School of Science, followed by undergraduate and graduate training at Columbia University, where he earned his B.A. in 1963 and Ph.D. in 1974. |