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==Literature==
 
==Literature==
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* ''Art Worlds'', Berkeley: University of California Press, 1982.
 
* ''Art Worlds'', Berkeley: University of California Press, 1982.
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* with Robert R. Faulkner, ''Do You Know . . . ? The Jazz Repertoire in Action'', Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009.
 
; Articles (selection)
 
; Articles (selection)
 
* "Photography and Sociology", ''Studies in the Anthropology of Visual Communication, 1, 1974:3–26.
 
* "Photography and Sociology", ''Studies in the Anthropology of Visual Communication, 1, 1974:3–26.

Revision as of 13:38, 29 January 2014

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 (selection)
  • Art Worlds, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1982.
  • with Robert R. Faulkner, Do You Know . . . ? The Jazz Repertoire in Action, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009.
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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