Oscar Lewis

Lewis, circa 1970 Oscar Lewis, born Lefkowitz (December 25, 1914 – December 16, 1970) was an American anthropologist. He is best known for his vivid depictions of the lives of slum dwellers and his argument that a cross-generational culture of poverty transcends national boundaries. Lewis contended that the cultural similarities occurred because they were "common adaptations to common problems" and that "the culture of poverty is both an adaptation and a reaction of the poor classes to their marginal position in a class-stratified, highly individualistic, capitalistic society." He won the 1967 U.S. National Book Award in Science, Philosophy and Religion for ''La vida: a Puerto Rican family in the culture of poverty--San Juan and New York''. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Lewis, Oscar, 1893-
Published 1931

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by Lewis, Oscar, 1893-
Published 1965

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by Lewis, Oscar, 1893-
Published 1951

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by Lewis, Oscar, 1893-
Published 1938

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by Lewis, Oscar, 1893-1992
Published 1966

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by Lewis, Oscar, 1893-1992
Published 1976

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by Lewis, Oscar, 1893-1992
Published 1966

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by Lewis, Oscar, 1893-1992
Published 1957

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by Lewis, Oscar, 1893-1992
Published 1954

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by Lewis, Oscar, 1893-1992
Published 1977

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by Lewis, Oscar, 1893-1992
Published 1939

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