Nicholas Abercrombie (born 1944) is a British sociologist and retired academic. He was Professor of Sociology at

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from 1990 to 2004.

Education and career

Born in

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in 1944, Abercrombie's father

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and mother Jane (''née'' Johnson) were academics. He was educated at

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, graduating with a BA in 1966. He then completed an MSc at the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

in 1968.Jeffrey Chapman, ''Contemporary Authors: New Revision Series'' (

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from 1968 to 1970, when he joined

as a

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. He then carried out

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there and obtained a PhD in 1980. In 1983, he was promoted to a senior lectureship and in 1988 became

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in sociology. In 1990, he was appointed Professor of Sociology at Lancaster, and in 1995 became Pro-Vice Chancellor. He retired in 2004.
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' (Centre for Death and Society,

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, 2013), p. 1.

Publications

* ''Class, Structure, and Knowledge'' (

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, 1980). * (Co-authored with Stephen Hill and Bryan S. Turner) ''The Dominant Ideology Thesis'' (

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, 1980). * (Co-authored with John Urry) ''Capital, Labour, and the Middle Classes'' (

, 1983). * (Co-authored with Stephen Hill and

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) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Sociology'' (

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, 1984). * (Co-authored with Stephen Hill and

) ''Sovereign Individuals of Capitalism'' (

, 1986). * (Co-authored with Alan Warde, Keith Soothill, Rosemary Deem, Sue Penna,

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, John Urry and

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) ''Contemporary British Society'' (

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, 1988; 3rd ed. 2000). * (Edited with Stephen Hill and

) ''Dominant Ideologies'' (

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, 1990). * (Edited with

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) ''Enterprise Culture'' (

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, 1991). * (Edited with Alan Warde) ''Social Change in Contemporary Britain'' (

, 1992). * (Edited with Alan Warde) ''Stratification and Social Inequality: Studies in British Society'' ( Framework Press, 1994). * (Edited with Alan Warde) ''Family, Household, and Life-Course: Studies in British Society'' ( Framework Press, 1994). * (Edited with

and Nigel Whiteley) ''The Authority of the Consumer'' (

, 1994). * ''Television and Society'' (

, 1996). * (With Brian Longhurst) ''Audiences: A Sociological Theory of Performance and Imagination'' (

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, 1998). * (Edited with Alan Warde) ''The Contemporary British Society Reader'' (

, 2000).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abercrombie, Nicholas Living people 1944 births British sociologists Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford Alumni of the London School of Economics Alumni of Lancaster University Academics of Lancaster University