Richard Hauser (social scientist)

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Richard Hauser (born April 1, 1911 in Vienna ; † November 6, 1990 in London ) was an Austro-British social scientist who influenced modern social work primarily through his practical work. Hauser has helped found centers for group studies and community work around the world, including in Osnabrück, Essen and Cologne in Germany.

Life

Richard Hauser was the second child of Simon and Sara Hauser. The father died in 1934, the mother was deported to the Litzmannstadt ghetto in 1941 , where she is lost. Richard Hauser studied sociology and psychology in Vienna without obtaining a university degree. Presumably after his marriage to Ruth Kantor, he left the university. From this marriage, the sociologist Eva Cox emerged as the only daughter .

Because of the persecution of the Jewish population, Hauser had to emigrate from Vienna in 1938. He first went to Palestine , where he served in the British Army . After the end of the war, Hauser went to Australia with his family. The experience of the Holocaust motivated him to get involved in human rights issues and community work. Through this work he met Hephzibah Menuhin , an American pianist and human rights activist. She was a sister of Yehudi Menuhin and at that time married to an Australian farmer. Both divorced their then spouses and married in 1955. They had a daughter, Clara Menuhin-Hauser.

In 1957 the couple moved to London , where they jointly initiated various community projects and recorded their experiences in a series of publications. One of the most famous is The Coming Society . A central methodical element of their work was the so-called activating survey . The main concern of Richard and Hephzibah Hauser's work was to encourage citizens to become more responsible. In contrast to empirical-sociological research, the instruments of the activating survey are not a means of neutral recording, but are intended to motivate the respondents in a district to stand up for their own interests.

Fonts

  • Richard Hauser, Hephzibah Hauser: The Coming Society. Handbook for social group work and community work. Translation by Elisabeth Siegel. Pfeiffer, Munich 1971, ISBN 3-7904-0049-1 .

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personal data
SURNAME Hauser, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austro-British social scientist
DATE OF BIRTH April 1, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH November 6, 1990
Place of death London