Neil J. Smelser
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Neil J. Smelser was an influential American sociologist known for his work on social theory, economic sociology, and collective behavior.
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| Neil J. Smelser canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neil J. Smelser Context triple: [Ann Swidler, coAuthorWith, Neil J. Smelser]
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Norman H. Nie
Norman H. Nie was an American political scientist and social researcher best known as a co-creator of the SPSS statistical software and for his influential work on political participation and survey research.
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B.
Andrew Laumann
Andrew Laumann is a musician best known as a member of the Baltimore noise-rock band Dope Body.
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C.
Herbert Blumer
Herbert Blumer was an American sociologist best known for coining the term "symbolic interactionism" and significantly shaping the Chicago School of sociology.
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D.
Seymour Martin Lipset
Seymour Martin Lipset was a prominent American sociologist and political scientist known for his influential work on democracy, political behavior, and the social conditions underpinning stable democratic systems.
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E.
Emanuel R. Piore
Emanuel R. Piore was a prominent physicist and research executive known for his influential leadership in industrial research and development, particularly at IBM.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neil J. Smelser Target entity description: Neil J. Smelser was an influential American sociologist known for his work on social theory, economic sociology, and collective behavior.
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A.
Norman H. Nie
Norman H. Nie was an American political scientist and social researcher best known as a co-creator of the SPSS statistical software and for his influential work on political participation and survey research.
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B.
Andrew Laumann
Andrew Laumann is a musician best known as a member of the Baltimore noise-rock band Dope Body.
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C.
Herbert Blumer
Herbert Blumer was an American sociologist best known for coining the term "symbolic interactionism" and significantly shaping the Chicago School of sociology.
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D.
Seymour Martin Lipset
Seymour Martin Lipset was a prominent American sociologist and political scientist known for his influential work on democracy, political behavior, and the social conditions underpinning stable democratic systems.
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E.
Emanuel R. Piore
Emanuel R. Piore was a prominent physicist and research executive known for his influential leadership in industrial research and development, particularly at IBM.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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sociologist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | sociology ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
international sociology community ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| coEditorOf | The Handbook of Economic Sociology ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Talcott Parsons ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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London School of Economics ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| familyName | Smelser ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
collective behavior
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comparative sociology ⓘ economic sociology ⓘ social change ⓘ social theory ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| genre | academic writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Neil ⓘ |
| hasAcademicRank | emeritus professor ⓘ |
| influenced |
economic sociology
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modernization theory ⓘ the study of collective behavior ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Talcott Parsons
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Émile Durkheim ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to economic sociology
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development of value-added theory of collective behavior ⓘ work on social change and modernization ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Neil J. Smelser ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Social Change in the Industrial Revolution
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Sociology ⓘ The Handbook of Economic Sociology ⓘ The Social Edges of Psychoanalysis ⓘ Theory of Collective Behavior ⓘ |
| occupation |
sociologist
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
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president of the American Sociological Association ⓘ professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| theoreticalOrientation | structural functionalism ⓘ |
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