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American sociologists

38 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Anna J. CooperAuthor · BooksAnna Julia Cooper (Haywood; August 10, 1858February 27, 1964) was an African American author, educator, and activist.
Benjamin H. BrattonDesigner · Modern designThe Revenge of the Real: Politics for a Post-Pandemic World (2021)
Betty FriedanAuthor · BooksBetty Friedan (February 4, 1921 – February 4, 2006) was an American feminist writer and activist.
Daniel BellAuthor · BooksDaniel Bell (born Daniel Bolotsky) (May 10, 1919 – January 25, 2011) was an American sociologist, writer, editor, and professor at Harvard University, best known for his contributions to…
Elaine ShowalterAuthor · BooksElaine Showalter (born January 21, 1941) is an American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues.
Eugen Rosenstock-HuessyAuthor · BooksEugen Rosenstock-Huessy (July 6, 1888February 24, 1973) was a historian and social philosopher, whose work spanned the disciplines of history, theology, sociology, linguistics and beyond.
Frances PerkinsAuthor · BooksFrances Perkins (born Fannie Coralie Perkins; April 10, 1880 – May 14, 1965) was an American workers-rights advocate who served as the fourth United States secretary of labor from 1933 to…
Fredric JamesonAuthor · BooksFredric Ruff Jameson (April 14, 1934 – September 22, 2024) was an American literary critic, philosopher and Marxist political theorist.
Gail DinesAuthor · BooksGail Dines (born 29 July 1958) is professor emerita of sociology and women's studies at Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts.
Gene SharpAuthor · BooksGene Sharp (January 21, 1928 – January 28, 2018) was an American political scientist.
Hannah ArendtAuthor · BooksHannah Arendt (born Johanna Arendt; 14 October 19064 December 1975) was a German and American historian and philosopher.
Ida B. WellsAuthor · BooksIda Bell Wells-Barnett (July 16, 1862 – March 25, 1931) was an American investigative journalist, sociologist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement.
Immanuel WallersteinAuthor · BooksImmanuel Maurice Wallerstein (also; September 28, 1930 – August 31, 2019) was an American sociologist and economic historian.
James RedfieldAuthor · BooksJames Redfield (born March 19, 1950) is an American writer, lecturer, screenwriter, and film producer. He is notable for his 1993 novel The Celestine Prophecy.
James Samuel ColemanAuthor · BooksJames Samuel Coleman (May 12, 1926 – March 25, 1995) was an American sociologist, theorist, and empirical researcher, based chiefly at the University of Chicago.[1][2]
Jane JacobsAuthor · BooksJane Isabel Jacobs (Butzner; 4 May 1916 – 25 April 2006) was an American-Canadian journalist, author, theorist, and activist who influenced urban studies, sociology, and economics.
Jerzy KosińskiAuthor · BooksJerzy Kosiński (born Józef Nikodem Lewinkopf; June 14, 1933May 3, 1991) was a Polish-born American writer and two-time president of the American chapter of PEN, who wrote primarily in…
John BascomAuthor · BooksJohn Bascom (May 1, 1827October 2, 1911) was an American professor, college president and writer.
John DeweyAuthor · BooksJohn Dewey (October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer.
Judy S. GellesPhotographer · PhotographyJudy S. Gelles (July 31, 1944 – March 14, 2020) was a multimedia American artist who explored the interplaybetween art, sociology, and psychology using image and text.
Kenneth BurkeAuthor · BooksKenneth Duva Burke (May 5, 1897 – November 19, 1993) was an American literary theorist, poet, essayist, and novelist, who wrote on 20th-century philosophy, aesthetics, criticism, and…
Lester Frank WardAuthor · BooksLester Frank Ward (June 18, 1841 – April 18, 1913) was an American botanist, paleontologist, and sociologist. The first president of the American Sociological Association, James Q.
Lewis H. MorganAuthor · BooksLewis Henry Morgan (November 21, 1818 – December 17, 1881) was an American anthropologist and social theorist, who worked as a railroad lawyer.
Lewis HinePhotographer · PhotographyLewis Wickes Hine (September 26, 1874 – November 3, 1940) was an American sociologist and muckraker photographer.
Mary Parker FollettAuthor · BooksMary Parker Follett (3 September 1868 – 18 December 1933) was an American social thinker, management consultant, social worker, political scientist, philosopher and pioneer in the fields of…
Michelle ObamaAuthor · BooksMichelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (Robinson; born January 17, 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 as the wife of Barack…
Neil PostmanAuthor · BooksNeil Postman (March 8, 1931 – October 5, 2003) was an American author, educator, media theorist, and cultural critic who eschewed digital technology, including personal computers and mobile…
Norman BirnbaumAuthor · BooksNorman Birnbaum (July 21, 1926 – January 4, 2019) was an American sociologist. He was an emeritus professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, and a member of the editorial board of…
Paul GoodmanAuthor · BooksPaul Goodman (September 9, 1911 – August 2, 1972) was an American writer and public intellectual best known for his 1960s works of social criticism.
Randall CollinsAuthor · BooksRandall Collins (born July 29, 1941) is an American sociologist who has been influential in both his teaching and writing.
René Fülöp-MillerAuthor · BooksRené Fülöp-Miller, born Philip René Maria Müller (17 February 1891 – 17 May 1963) was an Austrian cultural historian and writer.
Robert Ezra ParkAuthor · BooksRobert Ezra Park (February 14, 1864 – February 7, 1944) was an American urban sociologist who is considered to be one of the most influential figures in early U.S.
Robert Morrison MacIverAuthor · BooksRobert Morrison MacIver (April 17, 1882 – June 15, 1970) was a sociologist and political scientist.
Saul BellowAuthor · BooksSaul Bellow (born Solomon Bellows; June 10, 1915April 5, 2005) was an American writer.
Sidney D. GamblePhotographer · PhotographySidney David Gamble (July 12, 1890 – March 29, 1968) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to David Berry and Mary Huggins Gamble;
Theodor W. AdornoAuthor · BooksTheodor W. Adorno (born Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund; 11 September 1903 – 6 August 1969) was a German philosopher, cultural, and music critic.
Thorstein VeblenAuthor · BooksThorstein Bunde Veblen (July 30, 1857 – August 3, 1929) was an American economist and sociologist who, during his lifetime, emerged as a well-known critic of capitalism.
Uzodinma IwealaAuthor · BooksUzodinma Iweala (born November 5, 1982) is a Nigerian-American author and medical doctor.

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