Stanford Lyman | |
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Born | Stanford Morris Lyman June 10, 1933 |
Died | March 9, 2003 | (aged 69)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of California at Berkeley |
Known for | Interactionism |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Sociology |
Institutions | New School for Social Research Florida Atlantic University |
Thesis | The Structure of Chinese Society in Nineteenth-Century America (1961) |
Doctoral advisors | Kingsley Davis Franz Schurmann Edward A.N. Barnhart |
Stanford Morris Lyman (June 10, 1933 – March 9, 2003) was an American sociologist.[1] He is recognized for his work on interactionism and the sociology of race relations in the United States.[2][3] He served as president of the Mid-South Sociological Association, and he co-founded the American Sociological Association's Section on Asian/Asian American sociology.[4] He was also a founder of the International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society.[5] He died of liver cancer on March 9, 2003.[6]