Howard S. Becker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Howard S. Becker

American sociologist

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1928

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession: university teacher, sociologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Howard Saul Becker (born April 18, 1928) is an American sociologist who has made major contributions to the sociology of deviance, sociology of art, and sociology of music.
Becker also wrote extensively on sociological writing styles and methodologies.
Becker's 1963 book Outsiders provided the foundations for labeling theory.
Becker is often called a symbolic interactionist or social constructionist, although he does not align himself with either method.
A graduate of the University of Chicago, Becker is considered part of the second Chicago School of Sociology, which also includes Erving Goffman and Anselm Strauss.