Bruce Western
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Bruce Prichart Western (born July 1, 1964)[2] is an Australian-born American sociologist and a professor of sociology at Columbia University. In 2023, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society.[3]
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Bruce Prichart Western | |
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Born | (1964-07-01) July 1, 1964 (age 60) Australia |
Nationality | Australian-American |
Education | University of Queensland (B.A., 1987) CUNY Graduate Center (PhD student, 1987-1988) University of California, Los Angeles (M.A., 1990; PhD 1993) |
Known for | Research into mass incarceration |
Spouse | Yes |
Children | 3 daughters |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Sociology |
Institutions | Columbia University Harvard University |
Thesis | Unionization trends in postwar capitalism: a comparative study of working class organization (1993) |
Doctoral advisor | Iván Szelényi[1] |
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