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# Michael Burawoy

(1947–2025)   Sociologist

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Michael Burawoy was a sociologist.

## Quick Facts About Michael Burawoy

Born June 15, 1947

Died February 3, 2025

Profession Sociologist

## About Michael Burawoy

sociological Marxist and author (1947–2025)... \| Michael Burawoy was an American sociologist who worked within Marxist social theory, best known as the leading proponent of public sociology and the author of Manufacturing Consent: Changes in the Labor Process Under Monopoly Capitalism—a study on the sociology of industry that has been translated i

##  Quotes by Michael Burawoy

> [“...I take as a point of departure the possibility and desirability of a fundamentally different form of society--call it communism, if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-burawoy/i-take-as-a-point-of-departure-the-possibility-and-desirability-of-a/)

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