作者: Dianne Hagaman

Howard S. Becker was born in Chicago in 1928, got three degrees from the University of Chicago (Ph.D. 1951), and taught for many years at Northwestern University and then, more briefly, at the University of Washington. He haswritten extensively on deviance, art , and social science methods and played the piano professionally for many years. Some of his most popular books are Outsiders, Writing for Social Scientists, and Do You Know? The Jazz Repertoire inAction (with Robert R. Faulkner). He lives in San Francisco and Paris with his wife, photographer Dianne Hagaman.Robert R. Faulkner is author of numerous books and articles on the work and careers of musicians in Hollywood; the social organization of political and economic conspiracies; the breakdown of relationships between large corporations and their advertising agencies; the art of accusation and economic wrongdoing in America; and the culture ofjazz. With Wayne Baker he won the American SociologicalAssociation”s Max Weber award. He is Emeritus Professor at The University of Massachusetts and the recipient of the university”s Outstanding Teaching Award. He lives in New England.