Sociologists Sociologists Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zinovyev (also transliterated as Alexander Zinovyev or Zinoviev, Russian: ), born on September 29, 1922, is a well-known Russian philosopher, sociologist and fiction writer. He used to be a dissident and an extreme critic of Communism and successive leaders of Soviet Union but after the collapse of Soviet Union he changed his mind completely, becoming an apolegete of Communism. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aleksandr Zinovyev"
(Asef-bayat) Asef Bayat ( Ph.D., University of Kent 1984) is a professor of sociology and ISIM Academic Director, and the ISIM Chair at Leiden University. He was born in the north of Tehran, Iran. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asef-bayat"
Brian Jackson is a sociologist and author of the book "Life In Classrooms", 1968. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brian Jackson"
Eilert Sundt ( Farsund, 1817- 1875) was a Norwegian sociologist, known for his work on mortality, marriage and other subjects among the working class. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eilert Sundt"
Harald Laswell was a sociologist with connections to the Frankfurt School. He developed the sender-message-receiver model, that is still used in communication sciences. It has, however, been surpassed in popularity by Stuart Hall's Encoding/Decoding model. ...more on Wikipedia about "Harald Laswell"
Jacob Taubes (born 1923 in Vienna, died March 21 1987 in Berlin) was a sociologist of religion, philosopher, and scholar of Judaism. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jacob Taubes"
Dr. James C. Davies is a sociologist, known for his Davies J-curve theory, which seeks to explain the rise of revolutionary movements in terms of individual expectations and well-being. ...more on Wikipedia about "James C. Davies"
James Hughes Ph.D. is a bioethicist and sociologist teaching health policy and living at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. He holds a doctorate in sociology from the University of Chicago, where he served as the assistant director of research for the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. Before graduate school Dr. Hughes was ordained as a Buddhist monk while working in Sri Lanka for the development organization Sarvodaya. ...more on Wikipedia about "James Hughes"
Lester F. Ward ( June 18, 1841 in Joliet, Illinois - April 18, 1913 in Washington, D.C.), American botanist and paleontologist and sociologist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lester Frank Ward"
Lewis Coser was the first sociologist to try to bring together structural functionalism and conflict theory, his work was focused on finding the functions of social conflict. Coser argued that conflict might serve to solidify a loosely structured group. In a society that seems to be disintegrating, conflict with another society, inter group conflict, may restore the integrative core. IE. The cohesiveness of Israeli Jews might be attributed to the long-standing conflict with the Arabs. Conflict with one group may also serve to produce cohesion by leading to a series of alliances with other groups. IE. Conflicts with the Arabs has led to an alliance between the US and Israel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lewis A. Coser"
This article provides a list of noted sociologists and major contributors to sociology (even if they did not primarily work as sociologists): ...more on Wikipedia about "List of sociologists"
M N Srinivas is India's foremost sociologist. He is known for his work on caste and caste systems, as well as sanskritisation. ...more on Wikipedia about "M N Srinivas"
Mahdi ElMandjra (born March 13, 1933) is a Moroccan futurist, economist and sociologist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mahdi ElMandjra"
Mark Granovetter is a sociologist who gave some of the most influential theories in modern sociology, since the 1970s. He is most known for his insightful theory of the spread of information in a community known as The strength of weak ties, ( 1973). ...more on Wikipedia about "Mark Granovetter" My way is www.shortopedia.com
Morris S. Schwartz (b. December 20, 1916 at New York City, d. November 4, 1995 at Newton, Massachusetts) was an American educator. He gained posthumous fame as subject of the book Tuesdays With Morrie, published in 1997. ...more on Wikipedia about "Morrie Schwartz"
Octavio Ianni ( Itu, São Paulo, 1926 - São Paulo, São Paulo, 2004), Brazilian sociologist graduated, mastered and doctored at the University of São Paulo (USP) and was one of the founders of Cebrap. ...more on Wikipedia about "Octavio Ianni"
Pitirim Alexandrovich Sorokin ( 1889- 1968) immigrated from Russia to the United States in 1923 where he founded the Department of Sociology at Harvard University. Like C. W. Mills, he was a vocal opponent of Talcott Parsons' theories. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pitirim Sorokin"
Randolf (Randy) David is professor of Sociology at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City. ...more on Wikipedia about "Randy David"
Ronald L. Cohen is a social psychologist whose research is focused on justice. He is a faculty member at Bennington College and the co-author or editor of several books and numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, including: ...more on Wikipedia about "Ronald L. Cohen"
Sa'ad Eddin Ibrahim is an Egyptian sociologist who was imprisoned in 2000 for criticizing Egypt's political processes. He received a seven-year sentence, but was later released because of outside political pressure. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sa'ad Eddin Ibrahim"
Sherry Turkle (born 1948) is a clinical psychologist and a professor of Science, Technology and Society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Born in New York City, New York ( USA) she has focused her research on psychoanalysis and culture and on the psychology of people's relationship with technology, especially computer technology and computer addiction. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sherry Turkle"
Stephanie Coontz is a feminist sociologist, author, and faculty member at The Evergreen State College. ...more on Wikipedia about "Stephanie Coontz"
Tatyana Zaslavskaya (Татьяна Ивановна Заславская) (b. September 9, 1927, Kiev) is a Russian economical sociologist, a theoretician of perestroika, an author and co-author of several books in economy of the Soviet Union (specializing in agriculture) and in sociology of the countryside and a large number of research papers; she was a member of the Consulting Committee to the President of Russia from 1991 to 1992. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tatyana Zaslavskaya"
Theda Skocpol (born May 4, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan) is a sociologist and political scientist at Harvard University, presently serving as Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Influential in sociology as an advocate of the historical-institutional and comparative approaches, Skocpol has written widely for both popular and academic audiences. ...more on Wikipedia about "Theda Skocpol"
Vilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto (born July 15, 1848 in Paris, France - died August 19, 1923 in Lausanne, Switzerland) made several important contributions to economics, sociology and moral philosophy, especially in the study of income distribution and in the analysis of individuals' choices. He introduced the concept of Pareto efficiency and helped develop the field of microeconomics with ideas such as indifference curves. His theories influenced Benito Mussolini and the development of Italian fascism. ...more on Wikipedia about "Vilfredo Pareto"
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