Alfredo Poviña (1904–1986) was an

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

sociologist and one of the leading practitioners of academic

sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of Empirical ...

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Works

*''History of Latin American sociology'' (1941) *''Sociology Course'' (1945) *''Ontological Issues Sociology'' (1949). *''New history of American sociology'' (1959) *''Treaty of Sociology'' *''Theory of Folklore'' Argentine sociologists People from San Miguel de Tucumán 1904 births 1986 deaths {{SouthAm-sociologist-stub