James Samuel Coleman

Affiliations: 
1955-1956 Center for Advanced Study of Behavioral Science Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 
 1956-1959 Sociology University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 
 1959-1973 Social Relations Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 
 1973-1995 Sociology University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 
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Education, Mathematical Sociology,
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James S. Coleman, in full James Samuel Coleman, (born May 12, 1926, Bedford, Indiana, U.S.—died March 25, 1995, Chicago, Illinois), American sociologist, a pioneer in mathematical sociology whose studies strongly influenced education policy in the United States.

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Paul Lazarsfeld grad student Columbia
 (1955)
Seymour Martin Lipset grad student 1955 Columbia
Robert K. Merton grad student 1955 Columbia

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Joseph Galaskiewicz grad student Chicago
Allan C. Mazur grad student
Aage B. Sørensen grad student 1972 Johns Hopkins
Michael White grad student 1980 Chicago
Kazuo Yamaguchi grad student 1981 Chicago
Peter Mueser grad student 1983 Chicago (Econometree)
Adam Gamoran grad student 1984 Chicago (EduTree)
Bruce Carruthers grad student 1991 Chicago
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Coleman JS. (1992) The problematics of social theory - Four reviews of foundations of social theory Theory and Society. 21: 263-283
Coleman JS. (1991) Natural persons, corporate actors, and constitutions Constitutional Political Economy. 2: 81-106
Coleman JS. (1990) Commentary: Social Institutions and Social Theory American Sociological Review. 55: 333
Coleman JS. (1988) Individual interests and collective action : selected essays The Economic Journal. 98: 525-527
Coleman JS. (1988) Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital American Journal of Sociology. 94: 95-120
Coleman JS. (1987) Actors and Actions in Social History and Social Theory: Reply to Sewell American Journal of Sociology. 93: 172-175
Coleman JS. (1987) The role of social policy research in society and in sociology The American Sociologist. 18: 127-133
Coleman JS. (1986) Social Theory, Social Research, and a Theory of Action. American Journal of Sociology. 91: 1309-1335
Bucknall KB, Stifel LD, Davidson RK, et al. (1984) Social sciences and public policy in the developing world Pacific Affairs. 57: 541
Coleman J, Hoffer T, Kilgore S. (1982) Achievement and Segregation in Secondary Schools: A Further Look at Public and Private School Differences. Sociology of Education. 55: 162
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