Steven Seidman (born October 17, 1948) is a
sociologist, currently
professor
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at
State University of New York at Albany. 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
New School for Social Research in 1977 and his PhD from the
University of Virginia
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in 1980.
Career
After earning his doctorate he taught as assistant professor at
New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public land-grant research university based primarily in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest public institution of higher education in New Mexico and one of the stat ...
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,
Korean
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People and culture
* Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula
* Korean cuisine
* Korean culture
* Korean language
**Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl
**Korean dialects and the Jeju language
** ...
,
Romanian,
Persian,
Turkish
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*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
and Spanish:
Selected works and publications
* ''Liberalism and the Origins of European Social Theory'' (1983)
* ''
Jürgen Habermas
Jürgen Habermas (, ; ; born 18 June 1929) is a German social theorist in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism. His work addresses communicative rationality and the public sphere.
Associated with the Frankfurt School, Habermas's ...
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
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