2000s in sociology
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2000
- Zygmunt BaumanZygmunt BaumanZygmunt Bauman is a Polish sociologist who, since 1971, has resided in England after being driven out of Poland by an anti-Semitic campaign, engineered by the Communist government which he had previously supported...
's Liquid ModernityLate modernityLate modernity is a term that has been used to describe the condition or state of some highly developed present day societies...
is published. - Harriet Bradley's Social Inequalities: coming to terms with complexity is published.
- Anthony GiddensAnthony GiddensAnthony Giddens, Baron Giddens is a British 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 contributors in the field of sociology, the author of at least 34 books, published in at least 29...
' Runaway WorldRunaway WorldRunaway World is the debut EP by American piano rock band Making April, originally released on 11 April 2006, then later released in Japan on November 8 and re-released in the United States on May 30, 2007....
is published. - Anthony GiddensAnthony GiddensAnthony Giddens, Baron Giddens is a British 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 contributors in the field of sociology, the author of at least 34 books, published in at least 29...
' The Third Way and Its Critics is published. - Stuart HallStuart Hall (cultural theorist)Stuart Hall is a cultural theorist and sociologist who has lived and worked in the United Kingdom since 1951. Hall, along with Richard Hoggart and Raymond Williams, was one of the founding figures of the school of thought that is now known as British Cultural Studies or The Birmingham School of...
's The Multicultural Question is published. - Bhiku Parekh's Report of the Commission of the Future of multi-Ethnic Britain is published.
- Diane Richardson's Rethinking Sexuality is published.
- John Solomos' and Les BackLes BackLes Back is a professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London and an author.-Biography:Les Back was born in Croydon in south London and studied at both undergraduate and postgraduate level at Goldsmiths, University of London. He received a PhD in social anthropology in 1991...
's Theories of Race and Racism; A Reader is published. - Anthony Vidler' Warped Spaces is published.
- Malcolm Waters' Inequality after Class is published.
- Linda WoodheadLinda WoodheadProfessor Linda Woodhead is Professor in the sociology of religion in the Department of Politics, Philosophy & Religion at Lancaster University. She read theology and religious studies at Cambridge University, receiving a Double First. She also holds an M.A...
's and Paul HeelasPaul HeelasPaul Lauchlan Faux Heelas was Professor in Religion and Modernity in the Department of Religious Studies at The University of Lancaster until June 2010....
' Religion in Modern Times (ed.) is published.
2001
- Jean BaudrillardJean BaudrillardJean Baudrillard was a French sociologist, philosopher, cultural theorist, political commentator, and photographer. His work is frequently associated with postmodernism and post-structuralism.-Life:...
's The Spirit of Terrorism is published. - Raymond BoudonRaymond BoudonRaymond Boudon is a French sociologist.He is a Professor in the University of Paris-Sorbonne, and is a member of many important institutions: Académie des Sciences morales et politiques, Academia Europaea, British Academy, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, International Academy of Human...
's Origin of values: sociology and philosophy of beliefs is published. - Stan CohenStanley Cohen (sociologist)Professor Stanley Cohen is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics.-Life:Cohen was born in Johannesberg, South Africa in 1942. He grew up in South Africa and was an undergraduate at the University of Witwatersrand, studying Sociology and Social Work. He came to London in...
's States of Denial: Knowing about Atrocities and Suffering is published. - Randy DavidRandy DavidRandolf "Randy" S. David is a Filipino journalist, television host and a sociologist. He currently pens a weekly newspaper column for the Philippine Daily Inquirer...
's Reflections on Sociology and Philippine Society is published by the University of the Philippines Press. - Jay Demerath's Crossing the Gods: World Religions and Worldy Politics is published.
- David Frisby's Cityscapes of Modernity: Critical Explorations is published.
- John B. ThompsonJohn Thompson (sociologist)John Brookshire Thompson is a Sociology professor at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Jesus College. He has studied the influence of the media in the formation of modern societies, a subject on which he is one of the few social theorists to focus...
's Political scandal : power and visibility in the media age is published. - Douglas MasseyDouglas MasseyDouglas S. Massey is an American sociologist. Massey is currently a professor of Sociology at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and is an adjunct professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania...
serves as president of the ASAAmerican Sociological AssociationThe American Sociological Association , founded in 1905 as the American Sociological Society , is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the discipline and profession of sociology by serving sociologists in their work and promoting their contributions to serve society.The ASA holds its...
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2002
- Gargi Bhattacharyya's Sexuality and Society is published.
- Grace Davie's Europe: The Exceptional Case is published.
- Clive EmsleyClive EmsleyClive Emsley is a British historian and criminologist. He is a research director and lecturer at the Open University.-Biography:...
's The History of Crime and Crime Control Institutions is published. - Ian HackingIan HackingIan Hacking, CC, FRSC, FBA is a Canadian philosopher, specializing in the philosophy of science.- Life and works :...
's Historical Ontology is published. - Stevi Jackson and Sue Scott's Gender: A Sociological Reader is published.
- Mike Maguire's Crime Statisitics: The Data Explosion and its Implications is published.
- David NelkenDavid NelkenDavid Nelken is the Distinguished Professor of Legal Institutions and Social Change Faculty of Political Science, University of Macerata and the Distinguished Visiting Research Professor, Faculty of Law, Cardiff University....
's White Collar Crime is published. - Barbara F. Reskin serves as president of the ASAAmerican Sociological AssociationThe American Sociological Association , founded in 1905 as the American Sociological Society , is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the discipline and profession of sociology by serving sociologists in their work and promoting their contributions to serve society.The ASA holds its...
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Deaths
- January 23: Pierre BourdieuPierre BourdieuPierre Bourdieu was a French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher.Starting from the role of economic capital for social positioning, Bourdieu pioneered investigative frameworks and terminologies such as cultural, social, and symbolic capital, and the concepts of habitus, field or location,...
- August 9: Peter NevillePeter NevillePeter Neville was a further education lecturer and sociologist known for his activity in and writings about the anarchist and peace movements in the United Kingdom....
- October 2: Heinz von FoersterHeinz von FoersterHeinz von Foerster was an Austrian American scientist combining physics and philosophy. Together with Warren McCulloch, Norbert Wiener, John von Neumann, Lawrence J. Fogel, and others, Heinz von Foerster was an architect of cybernetics.-Biography:Von Foerster was born in 1911 in Vienna, Austria,...
2003
- Steve Bruce's Politics and Religion is published.
- Randy DavidRandy DavidRandolf "Randy" S. David is a Filipino journalist, television host and a sociologist. He currently pens a weekly newspaper column for the Philippine Daily Inquirer...
's Nation, Self, and Citizenship: An Invitation to Philippine Sociology is published and wins the National Book Award. - David DownesDavid Downes (sociologist)David Downes is a British sociologist and criminologist and is currently Professor Emeritus of Social Administration at the London School of Economics.Downes was one of the founder members of the National Deviancy Conference.-1970s:...
' and Paul RockPaul RockPaul Rock is British sociologist and criminologist, and is Professor of Social Institutions at the London School of Economics.He was a founder member of the National Deviancy Conference.-Publications:...
's Understanding deviance: a guide to the sociology of crime and rule breaking is published. - Steven GoldbergSteven GoldbergSteven Goldberg is a native of New York City and was president of the sociology department at City College of New York from 1988 until his retirement...
's Fads and Fallacies in the Social Sciences is published. - Charles MurrayCharles MurrayCharles Murray is the name of:*Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore *Charles Augustus Murray , British author diplomat*Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore *Charles James Murray , British politician...
's Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950 is published.
2004
- Eamonn Carrabine's CriminologyCriminologyCriminology is the scientific study of the nature, extent, causes, and control of criminal behavior in both the individual and in society...
is published. - Colin Crouch's Post-DemocracyPost-democracyThe term Post-democracy designates a state conducted by democratic rules, but whose application is progressively limited. The English conservative journalist Peter Oborne presented a documentary of the 2005 general election, arguing that it had become anti-democratic because it targeted a number of...
is published. - Paul GilroyPaul Gilroy-Biography:Born in the East End of London to Guyanese and English parents , he was educated at University College School and obtained his bachelor's degree at Sussex University in 1978. He moved from there to Birmingham University where he completed his Ph.D...
's After Empire: melancholia or convival culture is published. - David GoodhartDavid GoodhartDavid Goodhart was the Editor of Prospect, a British current affairs magazine. He was formerly a senior correspondent of the Financial Times...
's Discomfort of Strangers is published. - George RitzerGeorge RitzerGeorge Ritzer is a sociologist who studies American patterns of consumption, globalization, metatheory, and modern and postmodern social theory...
's Globalisation or Nothing is published. - Moisés Espírito Santo's Five thousand years of Culture at the West - Etno-History of the Popular Religion in the Region of Estremadura is published.
2005
- Colin Crouch's Capitalist diversity and change : recombinant governance and institutional entrepreneurs is published.
- Liu XiaoboLiu XiaoboLiu Xiaobo is a Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist who called for political reforms and the end of communist single-party rule in China...
's The Future of Free China in our Life is published by Labor Reform Foundation. - Michael MannMichael Mann (sociologist)Michael Mann is a British-born professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles and Visiting Research Professor at Queen's University Belfast. Mann holds dual British and US citizenships. He received his B.A. in Modern History from the University of Oxford in 1963 and his...
's The Dark Side of Democracy Explaining Ethnic Cleansing is published. - John B. ThompsonJohn Thompson (sociologist)John Brookshire Thompson is a Sociology professor at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Jesus College. He has studied the influence of the media in the formation of modern societies, a subject on which he is one of the few social theorists to focus...
's Books in the digital age: the transformation of academic and higher education publishing in Britain and the United States is published. - Viviana ZelizerViviana ZelizerViviana A. Zelizer, Professor of Sociology at Princeton University, is a prominent economic sociologist who focuses on the attribution of cultural and moral meaning to the economy. A constant theme in her work is economic valuation of the sacred, as found in such contexts as life insurance...
's The Purchase of Intimacy is published.
2006
- Geoff Dencha's, Kate Gavron's and Michael Young's The new East End : kinship, race and conflict is published.
- Harvie FergusonHarvie FergusonHarvie Ferguson is Professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow. He has written extensively on the development of cultural, philosophical, and psychological aspects of the development of western modernity....
's Phenomenological sociology : insight and experience in modern society is published. - Serge LatoucheSerge LatoucheSerge Latouche is a French emeritus professor at the University of Paris-Sud and a critic of the consumer society.-Books:...
's How do we learn to want less?The globe downshifted is published. - Richard SennettRichard SennettRichard Sennett is the Centennial Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and University Professor of the Humanities at New York University...
's The Culture of the New CapitalismThe Culture of the New CapitalismThe Culture of the New Capitalism is a book on the current economic situation by Richard Sennett which covers politics, economics, sociology and psychology.-Chapters:*"Bureaucracy"*"Talent and the Specter of Uselessness"*"Consuming Politics"...
is published. - William Outhwaite's The Future of Society is published.
2007
- R. Burrows, M. Savage's The Coming Crisis of Empirical Sociology is published.
- Frances Fox PivenFrances Fox PivenFrances Fox Piven is an American professor of political science and sociology at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, where she has taught since 1982.-Life and education:...
serves as president of the ASAAmerican Sociological AssociationThe American Sociological Association , founded in 1905 as the American Sociological Society , is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the discipline and profession of sociology by serving sociologists in their work and promoting their contributions to serve society.The ASA holds its...
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2008
- Arne L. Kalleberg serves as president of the ASAAmerican Sociological AssociationThe American Sociological Association , founded in 1905 as the American Sociological Society , is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the discipline and profession of sociology by serving sociologists in their work and promoting their contributions to serve society.The ASA holds its...
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2009
- Patricia Hill CollinsPatricia Hill CollinsPatricia Hill Collins, is Distinguished University Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park, former head of the Department of African American Studies at the University of Cincinnati and past President of the American Sociological Association Council...
serves as the 100th president of the ASAAmerican Sociological AssociationThe American Sociological Association , founded in 1905 as the American Sociological Society , is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the discipline and profession of sociology by serving sociologists in their work and promoting their contributions to serve society.The ASA holds its...
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