Andrew Abbott
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Andrew Delano Abbott (born November 1948) is an American sociologist and social theorist working at the University of Chicago. He is the Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Sociology and the college. His research topics range from occupations and professions to the philosophy of methods, the history of academic disciplines, to the sociology of knowledge. He is also the founder of the field of sequence analysis. He was the editor of the American Journal of Sociology from 2000 to 2016.
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Born | November, 1948 |
Alma mater | Harvard University, University of Chicago |
Known for | Contributions to Sociological theory, Sociology of knowledge, Sequence analysis |
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Fields | Sociology |
Institutions | Rutgers University, University of Chicago |
Doctoral advisor | Morris Janowitz |
Other academic advisors | Edward Shils, Joseph Ben-David, Jarl Dyrud, Donald N. Levine |
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