Howard S. Becker
Howard Saul Becker (April 18, 1928 – August 16, 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.
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Becker in 2012 | |
| Born | Howard Saul Becker April 18, 1928 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 16, 2023 (aged 95) |
| Other names | Howie Becker |
| Spouse | Dianne Hagaman |
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| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Thesis | Role and Career Problems of the Chicago Public School Teacher (1951) |
| Academic advisors | Everett Hughes |
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| Discipline | Sociology |
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| Institutions | Northwestern University |
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| Notable works | Outsiders (1963) |
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