Howard P. Becker
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For the symbolic interactionist sociologist, author, and jazz pianist, see Howard S. Becker.
Howard Paul Becker (December 9, 1899 – June 8, 1960) was a longtime professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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Born | Howard Paul Becker (1899-12-09)December 9, 1899 New York City, US |
Died | June 8, 1960(1960-06-08) (aged 60) |
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Thesis | Ionia and Athens Studies in Secularization[1] (1930) |
Doctoral advisor | Robert E. Park |
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Discipline | Sociology |
Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Doctoral students | C. Wright Mills[2] |
Notable works | Man in Reciprocity (1956) |
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