John Eldridge (sociologist)
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John Eldridge is a British sociologist known for his writings on Industrial Sociology and on Max Weber
as well as for being a founder member of the media analysis research group the Glasgow Media Group
. Eldridge is Professor Emeritus at the University of Glasgow
and a visiting professor of sociology at the University of Strathclyde
He was President of the British Sociological Association
1979-1981.
He gained B Sc (Econ) from the University of London, and an MA from Leicester University.
Max Weber
Karl Emil Maximilian "Max" Weber was a German sociologist and political economist who profoundly influenced social theory, social research, and the discipline of sociology itself...
as well as for being a founder member of the media analysis research group the Glasgow Media Group
Glasgow Media Group
The Glasgow Media Group, also known as Glasgow University Media Group, is a leading group of media researchers based in Glasgow, Scotland, who pioneered the analysis of television news in a series of studies starting in 1976 with Bad News...
. Eldridge is Professor Emeritus at the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
and a visiting professor of sociology at the University of Strathclyde
University of Strathclyde
The University of Strathclyde , Glasgow, Scotland, is Glasgow's second university by age, founded in 1796, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university...
He was 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...
1979-1981.
He gained B Sc (Econ) from the University of London, and an MA from Leicester University.
Positions held
- Lecturer and Senior Lecturer, University of York (1964-69),
- Professor, University of Bradford (1969- 72),
- Professor, University of Glasgow (1972 to present).
Publications
Major books include:- Bad News (Routledge, 1976)
- C. Wright Mills (Tavistock, 1985)
- (with J.MacInnes and P. Cressey), Industrial Sociology and Economic Crisis (Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1990)
- Getting the Message: News, Truth and Power (Routledge, 1993)
- (with L Eldridge) Raymond Williams, (Routledge, 1994)
- The Glasgow University Media Group Reader: News Content, Language and Visuals (ed) (Routledge, 1995)
- (with J.Kitzinger and K.Williams) The Mass Media and Power in Modern Britain (Oxford University Press,1997)