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'''Howard Saul Becker''' (1928) is an American sociologist who has made major contributions to the sociology of deviance, sociology of art, and sociology of music. Before becoming a sociologist, Becker was a photographer and a piano jazz player.
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'''Howard Saul Becker''' (18 April 1928 – 16 August 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. Becker also wrote extensively on sociological writing styles and methodologies. Becker's 1963 book ''Outsiders'' provided the foundations for labeling theory. Becker was often called a symbolic interactionist or social constructionist, although he did not align himself with either method. 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.
  
 
==Works==
 
==Works==
 
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* with Blanche Geer, Everett C. Hughes and Anselm Strauss, [[Media:Becker_Howard_Geer_Blanche_Hughes_Everett_Boys_in_White_Student_Culture_in_Medical_School_1992.pdf|''Boys in White: Student Culture in Medical School'']], Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1961; 1977; 1992.
 
* with Blanche Geer, Everett C. Hughes and Anselm Strauss, [[Media:Becker_Howard_Geer_Blanche_Hughes_Everett_Boys_in_White_Student_Culture_in_Medical_School_1992.pdf|''Boys in White: Student Culture in Medical School'']], Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1961; 1977; 1992.
  
 
* [[Media:Becker_Howard_Outsiders_Studies_In_The_Sociogy_Of_Deviance_1963.pdf|''Outsiders: Studies in the Sociology of Deviance'']], New York: The Free Press, 1963.
 
* [[Media:Becker_Howard_Outsiders_Studies_In_The_Sociogy_Of_Deviance_1963.pdf|''Outsiders: Studies in the Sociology of Deviance'']], New York: The Free Press, 1963.
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** ''Outsiders. Etudes de sociologie de la déviance'', Paris: Métalié, 1985 [http://socio.ens-lyon.fr/livres/livres_becker_outsiders_note.php]. (in French)
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** ''Outsiders. Etudes de sociologie de la déviance'', Paris: Métalié, 1985 [http://socio.ens-lyon.fr/livres/livres_becker_outsiders_note.php]. {{fr}}
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** ''Outsiders: estudos de sociologia do desvio'', trans. Maria Luiza X. de A. Borges, Rio de Janeiro: Zahar, 2009. (in Portuguese)
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** ''[http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=7A6C1F92C52596C1C1EE1AAA8436B7AA Outsiders: estudos de sociologia do desvio]'', trans. Maria Luiza X. de A. Borges, Rio de Janeiro: Zahar, 2009. {{br-pt}}
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** ''Außenseiter. Zur Soziologie abweichenden Verhaltens'', trans. Cori A. Mackrodt and Stefanie Loyal, Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien, 2014. (in German)
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** ''[http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=FAF14A6ACB44FF47C7A5F0F0C777D5E3 Außenseiter. Zur Soziologie abweichenden Verhaltens]'', trans. Cori A. Mackrodt and Stefanie Loyal, Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien, 2014; [http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=7B37273FA199FD4FF236C66AF965CC3D 3rd ed.], 2019. {{de}}
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** ''[http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=B6925F65A674E6D26468BA2D674532E3 Hariciler - Outsiders: Bir Sapkınlık Sosyolojisi Çalışması]'', Heretik Yayınları, 2015, 249 pp. {{tr}}
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** ''[http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=3CCF2A946E6A749CC13FFE97F1923601 Outsiders. Studi di sociologia della devianza]'', Meltemi, 2017, 240 pp. {{it}}
  
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* [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=10715 ''Art Worlds''], Berkeley: University of California Press, 1982, 1984; 25th Anniversary Edition, updated and expanded, 2008 [http://anonfiles.com/file/d5f6a56d52ac19d767fff842bdd75308|PDF].
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* ''[https://monoskop.org/log/?p=10715 Art Worlds]'', Berkeley: University of California Press, 1982; [https://monoskop.org/log/?p=10715 25th anniv. ed., upd. & exp.], 2008.
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** ''Los mundos del Arte'', trans. Joaquin Ibarburu, Bernal: Universidad National de Quilmes, 2008. (in Spanish)
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** ''[http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9D66C084D2F7EB4B14A04E9775E36DA4 Los mundos del arte: sociología del trabajo artístico]'', trans. Joaquin Ibarburu, Bernal: Universidad National de Quilmes, 2008. {{es}}
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** ''[http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=56670C88DD3BB7C55C87E836850364E0 Sanat Dünyaları]'', trans. Evren Yilmaz, Istanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları, 2013, 445 pp. {{tr}}
  
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* ''Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article'', Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986; 2nd edition, [https://anonfiles.com/file/75eb00c6726432fc25c57b87d3f6057d 2007].
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* ''Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article'', Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986; [http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=EB985C81E4BD0A6C118555C41AEAE70F 2nd ed.], 2007.
  
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* with Michal M. McCall (ed.), [[Media:Howard_S._Becker,_Michal_M._McCall_Symbolic_Interaction_and_Cultural_Studies_1990.pdf|''Symbolic interaction and cultural studies'']], University of Chicago Press, 1990.
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* with Michal M. McCall (ed.), [[Media:Becker Howard S McCall Michal M eds Symbolic Interaction and Cultural Studies 1990.pdf|''Symbolic Interaction and Cultural Studies'']], University of Chicago Press, 1990.
  
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* with Robert R. Faulkner, ''Do You Know...? The Jazz Repertoire in Action'', Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009.
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* with Robert R. Faulkner, ''[http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=AA898988D363B69EA3A325C50B4246E6 Do You Know...? The Jazz Repertoire in Action]'', Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009.
  
 
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* [http://traces.revues.org/257 "Notes on the Concept of Commitment"], ''The American Journal of Sociology'' 66:1 (1960), pp 32-40. (in French)
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* [http://traces.revues.org/257 "Notes on the Concept of Commitment"], ''The American Journal of Sociology'' 66:1 (1960), pp 32-40. {{fr}}
 
* "Photography and Sociology", ''Studies in the Anthropology of Visual Communication'' 1 (1974), pp 3-26.
 
* "Photography and Sociology", ''Studies in the Anthropology of Visual Communication'' 1 (1974), pp 3-26.
 
* [[Media:Howard_S._Becker_-_Art_Photography_in_America_1975.pdf|"Art Photography in America"]], ''Journal of Communication'' 25 (Winter 1975), pp 74-84.
 
* [[Media:Howard_S._Becker_-_Art_Photography_in_America_1975.pdf|"Art Photography in America"]], ''Journal of Communication'' 25 (Winter 1975), pp 74-84.
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* [[Media:Becker_Visual_sociology_documentary_photography_and_photojournalism_1995.pdf|"Visual sociology, documentary photography, and photojournalism: It's (almost) all a matter of context"]], ''Visual Studies'' 10:1 (1995), pp 5-14.
 
* [[Media:Becker_Visual_sociology_documentary_photography_and_photojournalism_1995.pdf|"Visual sociology, documentary photography, and photojournalism: It's (almost) all a matter of context"]], ''Visual Studies'' 10:1 (1995), pp 5-14.
 
* "[[Media:Howard_S._Becker_-_Categories_and_Comparisons-_How_We_Find_Meaning_in_Photographs.pdf|Categories and Comparisons: How We Find Meaning in Photographs]]", ''Visual Anthropology'' 14:2 (1998), pp 3-10.
 
* "[[Media:Howard_S._Becker_-_Categories_and_Comparisons-_How_We_Find_Meaning_in_Photographs.pdf|Categories and Comparisons: How We Find Meaning in Photographs]]", ''Visual Anthropology'' 14:2 (1998), pp 3-10.
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==Literature==
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* Alain Pessin, ''[http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=27F4837E578F2F40ED9DD534B3224D21 The Sociology of Howard S. Becker: Theory with a Wide Horizon]'', Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2017.
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* Dagmar Danko, ''[http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=2EEE0D8084225D88148A4EDC56D2CBA3 Zur Aktualität von Howard S. Becker: Einleitung in sein Werk]'', VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2015, 191 pp. {{de}}
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* Jean Peneff, ''[http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=3EAF9EBF622EC790AD4221ECF237D5EF Howard S. Becker: Sociology and Music in the Chicago School]'', Routledge, 2018.
  
 
==Links==
 
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* [http://home.earthlink.net/~hsbecker/ Home page]
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* [http://home.earthlink.net/~hsbecker/ Website]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_S._Becker Becker at Wikipedia]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_S._Becker Wikipedia]
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Revision as of 09:33, 23 July 2024

Howard Saul Becker (18 April 1928 – 16 August 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. Becker also wrote extensively on sociological writing styles and methodologies. Becker's 1963 book Outsiders provided the foundations for labeling theory. Becker was often called a symbolic interactionist or social constructionist, although he did not align himself with either method. 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.

Works

Books (selection)
  • Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986; 2nd ed., 2007.
Articles (selection)

Literature

Links

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