Alain Touraine, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alain Touraine

French sociologist

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1925

Place of Birth: Hermanville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France

Profession: university teacher, sociologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Alain Touraine (French: [tu??n]; born 3 August 1925) is a French sociologist.
He is research director at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, where he founded the Centre d'étude des mouvements sociaux.
He is best known for being the originator of the term "post-industrial society".