Howard S. Becker

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Howard Saul Becker (born April 18, 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.

Literature

Books
  • Art Worlds, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1982.
Articles (selection)
  • "Photography and Sociology", Studies in the Anthropology of Visual Communication, 1, 1974:3–26.
  • "Art Photography in America", Journal of Communication, 25 (Winter, 1975):74–84.

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