Jeffrey C. Alexander
American sociologist (born 1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jeffrey Charles Alexander (born 1947) is an American sociologist, and a prominent social theorist. He is the founding figure in the school of cultural sociology he refers to as the "strong program".
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Born | Jeffrey Charles Alexander (1947-05-30) May 30, 1947 (age 76) |
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Thesis | Theoretical Logic in Sociology (1978) |
Doctoral advisor | Robert N. Bellah[1] |
Other advisors | Leo Lowenthal, Neil Smelser |
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Discipline | Sociology |
Sub-discipline | Cultural sociology |
School or tradition | Neofunctionalism |
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