Adler, Peter
Bio: (1951-) American sociologist. He received his doctorate in 1980 from the University of California, San Diego. He currently teaches at the University of Denver. He uses symbolic interactionism as a theoretical and practical approach to the study of social psychology, the sociology of work, sports and leisure, deviant behavior, and the sociology of childhood. He collaborated on all of his research and books with his wife, Patricia.
Fields of research
Actors Children Culture Economy Education Globalization Identity Pathology, Social Power, Political Psychology Role, Social Sports WorkMain works
Membership Roles in Field Research (1987);
Backboards and Blackboards: College Athletes and Role Engulfment (1991);
Construction of Deviance: Social Power, Context and Interaction (1994);
Peer Power: Preadolescent Culture and Identity (1998);
Paradise Laborers: Hotel Work in the Global Economy (2004).
