Ralph Larkin

Ralph W. Larkin
Larkin in 2005
Born	(1940-05-27) May 27, 1940 (age 84) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of California, Santa Barbara (BA) California State University at Northridge (MA) University of California, Los Angeles (PhD)
Known for	Suburban Youth in Cultural Crisis (1979) Beyond Revolution: A New Theory of Social Movements (1986) Comprehending Columbine (2007)
Scientific career
Fields	Sociology
Institutions	Rutgers University City University of New York University of California, Los Angeles

Ralph Wild Larkin (born May 27, 1940) is an American sociologist and research consultant. He is the author of Suburban Youth in Cultural Crisis (1979), Beyond Revolution: A New Theory of Social Movements (1986), and Comprehending Columbine (2007).^[1][2][3] He obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara and received a master's degree in education from California State University at Northridge.

In 1969, Larkin received a Ph.D. in the sociology of education from the University of California, Los Angeles, subsequently teaching sociology at Rutgers University, Newark, in 1973. He met fellow sociologist Daniel A. Foss while teaching at Rutgers, and they later partnered in researching social movements. They co-authored a book together on social movements, and have jointly published studies in academic journals including Theory & Society, Sociological Analysis, and Social Text. Larkin is a senior research associate and adjunct professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, and owns his own consulting firm called Academic Research Consulting Service.