Leading microsociology expert (also sociology of intellectuals) Randall Collins

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_Collins

http://sociology.sas.upenn.edu/?q=r_collins

"Randall Collins, Ph.D.

The Dorothy Swaine Thomas Professor in Sociology

Education:
1963 A.B. Harvard College

1964 M.A., Psychology, Stanford University

1969 Ph.D., Sociology, University of California Berkeley

Research Areas:
Sociological Theory
Macro-Historical Sociology of Political and Economic Change
Micro-Sociology: Face-to-Face Interaction
Sociology of Intellectuals
Social Conflict (Especially Violent Conflict)

Contact Information:
277 McNeil Building
3718 Locust Walk
University of Pennsylvania, Sociology Department
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6299
Telephone: 215.573.6176
Fax: 215.573.2081

collinsr@sas.upenn.edu
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