Nationality Polish Influenced by Robert K. Merton | Name Piotr Sztompka Influences Robert K. Merton | |
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Born 2 March 1944 (age 80)
Warsaw, Poland ( 1944-03-02 ) Fields Sociological theory, Visual sociology, Sociology of everyday life Notable awards Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science (2006) Books Trust: A Sociological Theory, The sociology of social c, Society in Action: The Theory of, Sociological dilemmas, System and function: t Similar People Jeffrey C Alexander, Robert K Merton, Aleksander Koj | ||
Alma mater Jagiellonian University | ||
Journeys through sociology piotr sztompka
Piotr Sztompka (born 2 March 1944, in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish sociologist known for his work on the theory of social trust. He works at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, where he is professor of sociology, and he has also served frequently as visiting professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and at Columbia University in New York City.
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- Journeys through sociology piotr sztompka
- Prof piotr sztompka o mediach i dziennikarzach
- Life
- Contributions
- Works
- References
He was president of the International Sociological Association from 2002 to 2006.
Prof piotr sztompka o mediach i dziennikarzach
Life
Sztompka studied law and sociology at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, obtaining a Ph.D. degree there in 1970.
Two years later, he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to the University of California, Berkeley. Since 1974 he has been on the faculty of its Sociology Department, as a teaching assistant and subsequently as a professor.
In the 1970s, Sztompka established a close collaboration with Robert K. Merton, which greatly influenced Sztompka's view of the discipline.
Sztompka has also taught as visiting professor at Columbia University, the University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Rome, and Tischner European University. He is a fellow of the Collegium Invisibile.
Contributions
Sztompka's principal sociological interests include the social phenomenon of trust, social change, and, recently, visual sociology.