Steven Seidman (born October 17, 1948) is a sociologist, currently

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. He is a social theorist working the areas of social theory, culture, sexuality, comparative sociology, theory of democracy, nationalism and globalization.Seidman, S. (2004). ''Contested Knowledge: Social Theory Today''. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.

Education

Seidman received his B.A. the State University of New York at Brockport in 1972, his M.A. from the

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in 1977 and his PhD from the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United States, with highly selective ad ...

in 1980.

Career

After earning his doctorate he taught as assistant professor at

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from 1980 to 1983 before starting his current tenure at SUNY Albany, where he became associate professor in 1986 and full professor in 1992. To date his books have been translated into French, Chinese,

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, Persian, Turkish and Spanish:

Selected works and publications

* ''Liberalism and the Origins of European Social Theory'' (1983) * ''

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on Society & Politics'' (1989) * ''Culture and Society: Contemporary Debates'' (1990) * ''Romantic Longings: Love in America, 1830–1980'' (1991) * ''Postmodernism and Social Theory'' (1992) * ''Embattled Eros: Sexual Politics and Ethics in Contemporary America'' (1992) * ''The Postmodern Turn'' (1994) * ''Contested Knowledge: Social Theory in the Postmodern Era'' (1994; 2nd edition in 1998, 3rd edition in 2004) * ''Social Postmodernism'' (1995) * ''Queer Theory/Sociology'' (1996) * ''Difference Troubles: Queering Social Theory and Sexual Politics'' (1997) * ''The New Social Theory: Contemporary Debates'' (2001) * ''Handbook of Lesbian and Gay Studies'' (2002) * ''Beyond the Closet: The Transformation of Gay and Lesbian Life'' (2002) * ''The Social Construction of Sexuality'' (2003) * ''Sex and Society'' (to be published)

References

American sociologists 1948 births Living people 20th-century American Jews State University of New York at Brockport alumni University of Virginia alumni New Mexico State University faculty State University of New York faculty Jewish sociologists 21st-century American Jews {{US-sociologist-stub