Robert Rapoport was born on November 1, 1924 in Brockton, Massachusetts. He is best known for his sociological studies on the modern family and the effects of relationships between family members. Rapoports guiding interest in his career was the study of social institutions and social sciences in the lives of people. The core of Rapoports professional contributions consist of his many publications regarding families, children and the community.
Rapoport studied at the University of Chicago and Harvard University where in 1951 he recieved his Ph.D. He worked at Cornell University (1951-1953) and later at Belmont Hospital in Sutton, England (1953-57) He returned to Harvard University from 1957-63 and then to Northeastern University (1963-65) and Boston College from 1964-65. He then moved back to London and worked at Tavistok Institute of Human Relations in London from 1967-1973. In 1973 he co-founded the Institute of Family and Environmental Research in Great Britain. From 1981-1983 he was the vice president for the William T. Grant Foundation and later a senior consultant (1984-1985). From 1987-1991 he was a visiting professor for the University of Surrey, Department of Psychology.
Rapoport was a member of the Royal Anthropological Society, the American Anthropological Association, the American Sociological Society and the Society for Applied Anthropology.
His books include:
Contemporary Authors, Vol 39. Gale Research Inc. 1992.
Contemporary Authors, Vol 154. Gale Research Inc. 1997.
Written by Students in an Introduction to Anthropology Class, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota
Edited by Lisa Mayer, 2007