Stanley Cohen (sociologist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stanley Cohen (sociologist)

British sociologist

Date of Birth: 23-Feb-1942

Place of Birth: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Date of Death: 07-Jan-2013

Profession: writer, human rights activist, university teacher, sociologist, criminologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Stanley Cohen (23 February 1942 – 7 January 2013) was a sociologist and criminologist, Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics, known for breaking academic ground on "emotional management", including the mismanagement of emotions in the form of sentimentality, overreaction, and emotional denial.
He had a lifelong concern with human rights violations, first growing up in South Africa, later studying imprisonment in England and finally in Palestine.
He founded the Centre for the Study of Human Rights at the London School of Economics.