Harrison Colyar White was an American sociologist, born on March 21, 1930, and died on May 18, 2024, who held the Giddings Professorship of Sociology at Columbia University. He played an influential role in what became known as the Harvard Revolution in social network analysis and in the New York School of relational sociology, and is credited with developing mathematical models of social structure including vacancy chains and blockmodels. His work helped lead a broader shift in sociology toward models built on patterns of relations between people rather than on the attributes and attitudes of individuals.
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Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Death DateSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own accountWashington, D.C., United States 1 Death PlaceSourced to the subject's own accountTucson, Arizona, United States 1 Nationality / CultureSourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountLed the Harvard Revolution in social network analysis and the New York School of relational sociology, developing mathematical models of social structure including vacancy chains and blockmodels. 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountIdentity and Control: A Structural Theory of Social Action (1992) 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountMarkets from Networks: Socioeconomic Models of Production (2002) 1 SubfieldSourced to the subject's own account SubfieldSourced to the subject's own account Connections
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White markets from networks theory modeled producer markets as social structures in which firms watch and position themselves against their nearest competitors.
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Harrison Colyar White (March 21, 1930 – May 18, 2024) was an American sociologist who was the Giddings Professor of Sociology at Columbia University.
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March 21, 1930, in Washington, D.C.
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May 18, 2024, in Tucson, Arizona
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Lead section, scholarly role
White played an influential role in the 'Harvard Revolution' in social networks and the New York School of relational sociology.
Works list
Identity and Control: A Structural Theory of Social Action
Works list, first title
Identity and Control: A Structural Theory of Social Action
Works list, second title
Markets from Networks: Socioeconomic Models of Production
English Wikipedia, sections text
While at the Center for Advanced Study, White began learning anthropology and became fascinated with kinship.
English Wikipedia, sections text, subfield
The book described a model of social mobility where the roles and the people that filled them were independent.
Practices Studied: Kinship, Article text
During his stay at the University of Chicago White was able to finish An Anatomy of Kinship, published in 1963 within the Prentice-Hall series in Mathematical Analysis of Social Behavior, with James Coleman and James March as chief editors.
Practices Studied: The Market, Article text
Harrison White also developed a perspective on market structure and competition in his 2002 book, Markets from Networks, based on the idea that markets are embedded in social networks.
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