Jennifer Platt
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Jennifer Platt is a sociologist who is Emeritus Professor at the University of Sussex
, where she taught from 1964 to 2002. She has been President of the British Sociological Association
in 1987-89, and edited its journal Sociology
for 1985-87. She was a member of the International Sociological Association’s
(ISA) executive from 1994-2002. Her research interests in the history of sociology have been reflected in her terms as Secretary and President of the ISA’s Research Committee on the History of Sociology, and as Chair of the American Sociological Association’s
Section on the History of Sociology, In 2002 she became an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences
. Her main publications include: The Affluent Worker in the Class Structure, 1969, (with Goldthorpe et al.); Realities of Social Research, Sussex University Press, 1976; A History of Sociological Research Methods in America, 1920-1960, Cambridge University Press, 1996; and The British Sociological Association: a Sociological History, SociologyPress, 2003.
University of Sussex
The University of Sussex is an English public research university situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, within the city of Brighton and Hove. The University received its Royal Charter in August 1961....
, where she taught from 1964 to 2002. She has been President of the British Sociological Association
British Sociological Association
The British Sociological Association is a scholarly and professional society for sociologists in the United Kingdom, and was founded in 1951. They publish the academic journals Sociology, Work, Employment and Society and Cultural Sociology as well as their membership newsletter...
in 1987-89, and edited its journal Sociology
Sociology (journal)
Sociology is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by SAGE Publications on behalf of the British Sociological Association. The journal's editors-in-chief are Amanda Jane Coffey, Sally Power , Tom Hall , and Amanda Robinson...
for 1985-87. She was a member of the International Sociological Association’s
International Sociological Association
International Sociological Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to scientific purposes in the field of sociology and social sciences...
(ISA) executive from 1994-2002. Her research interests in the history of sociology have been reflected in her terms as Secretary and President of the ISA’s Research Committee on the History of Sociology, and as Chair of the American Sociological Association’s
American Sociological Association
The 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...
Section on the History of Sociology, In 2002 she became an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences
Academy of Social Sciences
The Academy of Social Sciences is a research body in the UK. , the Academy was composed of over 450 Academicians and 32 Learned Societies. Academicians are distinguished scholars and practitioners from academia and the public and private sectors...
. Her main publications include: The Affluent Worker in the Class Structure, 1969, (with Goldthorpe et al.); Realities of Social Research, Sussex University Press, 1976; A History of Sociological Research Methods in America, 1920-1960, Cambridge University Press, 1996; and The British Sociological Association: a Sociological History, SociologyPress, 2003.