Howard S. Becker

Howard S. Becker
Becker in 2012
Born
Howard Saul Becker

(1928-04-18)April 18, 1928
DiedAugust 16, 2023(2023-08-16) (aged 95)
Other namesHowie Becker
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
SpouseDianne Hagaman[1]
Academic career
DisciplineSociology
Sub-discipline
School or tradition
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
Notable worksOutsiders (1963)
ThesisRole and Career Problems of the Chicago Public School Teacher (1951)
Academic advisorsEverett Hughes
Doctoral students
Influences

Howard Saul Becker (April 18, 1928 – August 16, 2023) was an American sociologist who taught at Northwestern University. Becker made contributions to the sociology of deviance, sociology of art, and sociology of music.[2] Becker also wrote extensively on sociological writing styles and methodologies.[2] Becker's 1963 book Outsiders provided the foundations for labeling theory.[3] Becker was often called a symbolic interactionist or social constructionist, although he did not align himself with either method.[3] A graduate of the University of Chicago, Becker was considered part of the second Chicago School of Sociology, which also includes Erving Goffman and Anselm Strauss.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference nyt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "For Students". howardsbecker.com.
  3. ^ a b Plummer, Ken (2003). "Continuity and Change in Howard S. Becker's Work: An Interview with Howard S. Becker" (PDF). Sociological Perspectives. 46 (1): 21–39. doi:10.1525/sop.2003.46.1.21. S2CID 144144955.
  4. ^ "The Chicago School, So-Called", available at Becker's website ("Howie's page"), (last visited 2013/04/16).

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