Piotr Sztompka | |
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| Born | (1944-03-02)2 March 1944 (age 81) |
| Alma mater | Jagiellonian University |
| Awards | Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science (2006) |
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| Fields | Sociological theory,Visual sociology, Sociology of everyday life |
Piotr Sztompka (born 2 March 1944) is a Polishsociologist known for his work on the theory of social trust. He is professor of sociology at theJagiellonian University inKraków,Poland, and has also frequently served as visiting professor at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles, and atColumbia University inNew York City.[2]
From 2002 to 2006 he was the 15th president of theInternational Sociological Association.[2]
Sztompka studied law and sociology at theJagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, obtaining a Ph.D. degree there in 1970.
Two years later, he was awarded aFulbright scholarship to theUniversity 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 withRobert K. Merton, which greatly influenced Sztompka's view of the discipline.
Sztompka has also taught as visiting professor atColumbia University, theUniversity of Michigan,Johns Hopkins University, theUniversity of Rome, andTischner European University. He is a fellow of theCollegium Invisibile.[3]
Sztompka's principal sociological interests include the social phenomenon oftrust,social change, and, recently,visual sociology.[4]
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