Bill Friedland

William Herbert Friedland (May 27, 1923 – February 20, 2018) was an American sociologist.

Friedland was of Russian Jewish descent and grew up in Staten Island. After attending Wagner College, he moved to Detroit and worked at automobile factories for a decade, namely for the Hudson Motor Car Company and Ford Motor Company. Allied with Max Shachtman's third camp, Friedland was also active as a labo… More