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Niklas Luhmann (/ ˈ l uː m ɑː n /; German:; December 8, 1927 – November 11, 1998) was a German sociologist, philosopher of social science, and one main inventer of systems theory.
Amartya Sen, Indian economist influential in the sociology of development; Richard Sennett (born 1943), American sociologist and public figure; Perla Serfaty (born 1944), Moroccan-born French and Canadian academic, sociologist, psychosociologist, writer; William H. Sewell, American sociologist; Steven Shapin, American sociologist
Harry Thomas Edwards (born November 22, 1942) is an American sociologist and civil rights activist. After working as an assistant professor of sociology at San Jose State College, he completed his Ph.D. at Cornell University and is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley.
Famous people, famous quotes. Many of the most memorable quotations are attributed to famous people (whether they actually said them or not!). In honor of Reader’s Digest’s 100th anniversary ...
Anthony Giddens, Baron Giddens MAE (born 18 January 1938) is an English sociologist who is known for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies. He is considered to be one of the most prominent modern sociologists and is the author of at least 34 books, published in at least 29 languages, issuing on average more than one book every year.
Ferdinand Tönnies (German:; 26 July 1855 – 9 April 1936) was a German sociologist, economist, and philosopher.He was a significant contributor to sociological theory and field studies, best known for distinguishing between two types of social groups, Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft (community and society).
He was a professor of history, sociology, and social science at the University of Michigan from 1969 to 1984 before becoming the Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science at Columbia University. He has been described as "the founding father of 21st-century sociology" [1] and "one of the world's preeminent sociologists and historians."
Lester Frank Ward (June 18, 1841 – April 18, 1913) was an American botanist, paleontologist, and sociologist. [1] The first president of the American Sociological Association, James Q. Dealey characterized Ward as a "great pioneer" in the development of American sociology, with contemporaries referring to him as "the Nestor of American sociologists". [2]