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Matthew Desmond

Matthew Desmond is an American sociologist whose research focuses on poverty, housing, eviction, and economic inequality...

American Contemporary Urban Poverty

9.1 Excellent

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Doug McAdam

American sociologist who developed the political process model of social movements, applied extensively to the U.S. civi...

American Contemporary Social Movements Political Process

8.7 Great

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Aldon Morris

Aldon Morris is an American sociologist whose research examines social movements, race, and the history of sociology. In...

American Contemporary Race Civil Rights

8.4 Great

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David Snow

David A. Snow is an American sociologist known for research on social movements, collective identity, framing, and homel...

American Contemporary Identity Framing

8.3 Great

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Neil Postman

Neil Postman (1931-2003) was an American educator, media theorist, and professor at New York University who examined how...

Technology American Culture 20TH Century

8.2 Great

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Herbert Gans

Herbert J. Gans was an American sociologist whose research addressed urban life, social class, public policy, and the pr...

American Contemporary Urban Journalism

8.2 Great

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Claude Fischer

Claude S. Fischer is an American sociologist associated with the University of California, Berkeley, whose work examines...

Technology American Contemporary Culture

8.1 Great

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Sherry Turkle

Sherry Turkle is an American scholar whose work examines relationships among people, computers, identity, and communicat...

Internet Technology American Contemporary

8.0 Great

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Verta Taylor

Verta Taylor is an American sociologist whose research addresses social movements, gender, sexuality, and feminist activ...

American Contemporary Feminist Gender

7.9 Good

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danah boyd

danah boyd is an American researcher who studies social media, youth culture, privacy, and networked publics. Her 2014 b...

Technology American Contemporary Youth

7.9 Good

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Michael Schudson

Michael Schudson is an American sociologist and scholar of journalism, media, political communication, and civic life. H...

American Contemporary Journalism Media

7.9 Good

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Langdon Winner

Langdon Winner is an American political theorist whose work examines the social and political implications of technology...

Technology American Contemporary Politics

7.9 Good

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Francesca Polletta

Francesca Polletta is an American sociologist who studies culture, storytelling, political participation, and social mov...

Narrative American Contemporary Culture

7.8 Good

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Todd Gitlin

Todd Gitlin was an American sociologist, writer, and media scholar who studied social movements, political culture, jour...

American Contemporary Culture Media

7.8 Good

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Myra Marx Ferree

Myra Marx Ferree is an American sociologist known for research on gender, feminist movements, organizations, and politic...

American Contemporary Feminist Gender

7.7 Good

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Chris Bail

Chris Bail is an American sociologist at Duke University, where he serves as a professor and the director of the Polariz...

Technology American Contemporary Social Media

7.5 Good

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Nancy Whittier

Nancy Whittier is an American sociologist known for her research on social movements, gender, and sexuality. Her 1995 bo...

American Contemporary Identity Feminist

7.4 Good

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Barry Glassner

Barry Glassner is an American sociologist and former college president best known for his well-known 1999 book, "The Cul...

American Contemporary Culture Media

7.3 Good

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Barry Adam

Barry D. Adam is a Canadian sociologist whose research concerns sexuality, health, inequality, and social movements. His...

Contemporary Canadian Lgbtq+ Sexuality

7.1 Good

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Hank Johnston

Hank Johnston is an American sociologist known for research on social movements, nationalism, protest, and collective ac...

American Contemporary Protest Framing

7.0 Good