Leonard Beeghley

Leonard Beeghley

Infobox scientist
name = Dr. Leonard Beeghley



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nationality = United States
field = Sociology
work_institutions = University of Florida
alma_mater = University of California, Riverside
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Leonard Beeghley is professor of sociology at the University of Florida since 1975. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Riverside in 1975 and has since published seven books over the course of his career. Two of these seven books, "The Emergence of Sociological Theory" and "The Structure of Social Stratification in the United States" "become standard references in the field."cite web|url=http://www.leonardbeeghley.com/docs/Brief%20Biography.pdf|title=Leonard Beeghley at the University of Florida's web-site|accessdate=2007-06-14] His interests include the relationships between social stratification, public policy and societal problems. He has been covering the socio-economic class structure of the United States in five volumes since 1978.

List of publications

Since 1978, Leonard Beegley has published the following books according to Amazon.com:cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-4999706-6072744?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Leonard+Beeghley|title=Amazon.com, list of publiciations|accessdate=2007-06-14]
*"Structure of Social Stratification in the United States (5th Edition)", 2007
*"The Emergence of Sociological Theory", 2006
*"Structure of Social Stratification in the United States (4th Edition)", 2004
*"Homicide: A Sociological Explanation", 2003
*"Angles of Vision: How to Understand Social Problems", 1998
*"What Does Your Wife Do?: Gender and the Transformation of Family Life", 1996
*"Structure of Social Stratification in the United States (3rd Edition)", 1995
*"Structure of Social Stratification in the United States (2nd Edition)", 1989
*"Living Poorly in America", 1983
*"Social Stratification in America", 1978

ee also

*Sociology
*Social class in the United States

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