Jeffrey C. Alexander

Jeffrey C. Alexander
Jeffrey C. Alexander
Born	Jeffrey Charles Alexander; May 30, 1947 (age 76); Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Academic background
Education	Harvard University (BA); University of California, Berkeley (PhD);
Thesis	Theoretical Logic in Sociology (1978)
Doctoral advisor	Robert N. Bellah
Other advisors	Leo Lowenthal, Neil Smelser
Influences	Robert N. Bellah; Émile Durkheim; Talcott Parsons; Edward Shils;
Academic work
Discipline	Sociology
Sub-discipline	Cultural sociology
School or tradition	Neofunctionalism
Institutions	University of California, Los Angeles; Yale University;

Jeffrey Charles Alexander (born 1947) is an American sociologist, and a prominent social theorist. He is the founding figure in the school of cultural sociology he refers to as the "strong program".

^ Lynch & Sheldon 2013, p. 257.
^ Lynch & Sheldon 2013, p. 258.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lynch & Sheldon 2013, p. 254.

[FOOTNOTELynchSheldon2013257-1] Lynch & Sheldon 2013, p. 257.

[FOOTNOTELynchSheldon2013258-2] Lynch & Sheldon 2013, p. 258.

[FOOTNOTELynchSheldon2013254-3] Lynch & Sheldon 2013, p. 254.

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Jeffrey C. Alexander
Born	Jeffrey Charles Alexander (1947-05-30) May 30, 1947 (age 76) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.

Academic background
Education	Harvard University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Thesis	Theoretical Logic in Sociology (1978)
Doctoral advisor	Robert N. Bellah^[1]
Other advisors	Leo Lowenthal, Neil Smelser
Influences	Robert N. Bellah^[2] Émile Durkheim^[3] Talcott Parsons^[3] Edward Shils^[3]
Academic work
Discipline	Sociology
Sub-discipline	Cultural sociology
School or tradition	Neofunctionalism
Institutions	University of California, Los Angeles Yale University