Neil Smelser
Neil Smelser · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Sociologist of collective behavior and economic sociology
1930, Kahoka, Missouri, United States — 2017, Berkeley, California, United States
United States
Neil Smelser is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Sociologist of collective behavior and economic sociology
Smelser was an American sociologist known for foundational work on collective behavior, social change and economic sociology, long based at the University of California, Berkeley. He was a Rhodes Scholar, president of the American Sociological Association and director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. He is listed among Jewish sociologists by the Jewish biographical index Jinfo, though mainstream biographies do not document a Jewish background.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Sociology
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Sociologist of collective behavior and economic sociology
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Sociology
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