TY - JOUR A1 - McLaughlin, Neil T1 - Critical Theory Meets America: Riesman, Fromm and The Lonely Crowd, T2 - The American Sociologist, Vol. 32 (No. 1, Spring 2001), pp. 5-26. N2 - A reading of David Riesman's classic The Lonely Crowd is presented that emphasizes its links with the critical theory of German psychoanalyst & social critic Erich Fromm. The intellectual & personal relationship between Riesman & Fromm brings into focus Riesman's adaptation of the insights of European critical theory as well as the strengths of American social science & social criticism. Riesman's rela-tively neglected theoretical approach has much to offer a sociology concerned with retaining its links to public debate & empirical evidence. Y1 - 2001 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-Fromm/frontdoor/index/index/docId/25837 ER -