Ann Swidler | |
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Born | December 11, 1944 |
Nationality | American |
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Thesis | Organization Without Authority (1975) |
Doctoral advisor | Arlie Russell Hochschild |
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Discipline | Sociology |
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Ann Swidler (born December 11, 1944) is an American sociologist and professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. Swidler is most commonly known as a cultural sociologist[1] and authored one of the most-cited articles in sociology, "Culture in Action: Symbols and Strategies".[2]