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Randall Collins

1941 - Today

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Randall Collins (born July 29, 1941) is an American sociologist who has been influential in both his teaching and writing. He has taught in many notable universities around the world and his academic works have been translated into various languages. Collins is currently the Dorothy Swaine Thomas Professor of Sociology, emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a leading contemporary social theorist whose areas of expertise include the macro-historical sociology of political and economic change; micro-sociology, including face-to-face interaction; and the sociology of intellectuals and social conflict. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Randall Collins is the 49th most popular sociologist (down from 47th in 2019), the 5,031st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,973rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Sociologist.

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS

Among sociologists, Randall Collins ranks 49 out of 79. Before him are T. H. Marshall, Edwin Sutherland, Mark Granovetter, Marcel Granet, David Riesman, and Nils Christie. After him are James Samuel Coleman, Ernest Burgess, Raewyn Connell, Basil Bernstein, George Ritzer, and Gøsta Esping-Andersen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Randall Collins ranks 296. Before him are Ivanka Khristova, Robert Foxworth, Kálmán Mészöly, Rina Zaripova, Lucien Aimar, and Stephen Krashen. After him are Félix Rodríguez, Robert McKee, Tatyana Kuznetsova, Rosalind E. Krauss, Michael Moriarty, and Jacob Nena.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Randall Collins ranks 5,031 out of 20,380. Before him are H.D. (1886), Lynn Cohen (1933), Ira Sprague Bowen (1898), Steve Jordan (1957), Edwin Frederick O'Brien (1939), and Jake Paul (1997). After him are Dorothy Gibson (1889), Ashley Johnson (1983), Arnold Palmer (1929), David Silverman (1957), Steve Zahn (1967), and Peter Lynch (1944).

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS In United States

Among sociologists born in United States, Randall Collins ranks 17. Before him are Herbert Blumer (1900), Howard S. Becker (1928), Charles Tilly (1929), Edwin Sutherland (1883), Mark Granovetter (1943), and David Riesman (1909). After him are James Samuel Coleman (1926), George Ritzer (1940), Arlie Russell Hochschild (1940), George C. Homans (1910), Erik Olin Wright (1947), and Jeffrey C. Alexander (1947).

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