Max Weber male, deceased

Maximilian Carl Emil Weber (April 21, 1864 - June 14, 1920) was a German political economist and sociologist who is considered one of the founders...

Karl Marx male, deceased

Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, political economist, and revolutionary. Marx addressed a wide range of issues; he is most famous for...

Émile Durkheim male, deceased

Émile Durkheim was a French sociologist whose contributions were instrumental in the formation of sociology and anthropology. His work and e...

Pierre Bourdieu male, deceased

Pierre Bourdieu was an acclaimed French sociologist whose work employed methods drawn from a wide range of disciplines: from philosophy and...

Talcott Parsons male, deceased

Talcott Edgar Frederick Parsons was for many years the best-known sociologist in the United States, and indeed one of the best-known in the world....

C. Wright Mills male, deceased

Charles Wright Mills (August 27, 1916, Waco, Texas - March 20, 1962, Nyack, New York) was an American sociologist. Mills is best remembered for...

Anthony Giddens male

Anthony Giddens, Baron Giddens (born January 18, 1938) is a British sociologist who is renowned for his theory of structuration and his holistic...

Jürgen Habermas male

Jürgen Habermas is a German philosopher and sociologist in the tradition of critical theory and American pragmatism. He is best known for his work o...

Georg Simmel male, deceased

Georg Simmel (March 1, 1858 - September 28, 1918, Berlin, Germany) was one of the first generation of German sociologists. He was born to a Jewish...

Erving Goffman male, deceased

Erving Goffman, was a sociologist and writer. The 73rd president of American Sociological Association, Goffman's greatest contribution to social...