Frank Furedi
Frank Furedi | |
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Furedi in 2007 | |
| Born | Füredi Ferenc 3 May 1947 Budapest, Hungary |
| Other names | Frank Richards |
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| Academic background | |
| Education | |
| Thesis | The Mau Mau Revolt in Perspective: The Betrayal of a Dream (1987) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Sociology |
| Institutions | University of Kent |
| Notable students | Munira Mirza |
| Website | frankfuredi.com |
Frank Furedi (Hungarian: Füredi Ferenc; born 3 May 1947) is a Hungarian-Canadian academic and emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Kent. He is well known for his work on sociology of fear, education, therapy culture, sociology of knowledge, and what he calls "paranoid parenting".