Ronald Frankenberg

Ronald Frankenberg (20 October 1929 – 20 November 2015) was a British anthropologist and sociologist, known for his study of conflict and decision-making in a Welsh village. He also contributed to the development of medical anthropology.

Ronald Frankenberg
Born	(1929-10-20)20 October 1929 London
Died	20 November 2015(2015-11-20) (aged 86)
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Cambridge University, Manchester University
Known for	medical anthropology
Spouse	Pauline Frankenberg
Awards	Bronislaw Malinowski Award
Scientific career
Fields	anthropology, sociology

Frankenberg was a member of the Manchester School of British Social Anthropology.

Biography

Frankenberg was born in London on 20 October 1929 to Louis and Sarah Frankenberg.^[1] He obtained a degree at Cambridge University and completed his MA and PhD at the University of Manchester.^[2] He was a student of Max Gluckman. For his PhD, he studied the complexities and conflict in a Welsh mining community called Glyn Ceiriog.^[1] This research was published as Village on the Border.^[1]

Frankenberg began teaching anthropology at Keele University in 1969.^[2] He was involved in studies concerning children in film, AIDS literature, and representations of death in the twentieth century.^[3] His works during the 1970s are considered to be among those by socially-oriented physicians that led to the emergence of critical medical anthropology in the United States and the United Kingdom.^[4] In his later years, Frankenberg was active in promoting this field in the United States.^[4]

Frankenberg was married to Dr. Pauline Frankenberg (née Hunt),^[2] author of Gender and Class Consciousness (1980). One of his daughters was sociologist Ruth Frankenberg.^[5]

Publications

• Village on the Border (1957)
• Communities in Britain (1966)

See also

• Bronislaw Malinowski Award