Ann Swidler

Ann Swidler
Ann Swidler
Born	December 11, 1944
Nationality	American
Academic background
Alma mater	Harvard University; University of California, Berkeley;
Thesis	Organization Without Authority (1975)
Doctoral advisor	Arlie Russell Hochschild
Influences	Robert N. Bellah; Reinhard Bendix; Neil Smelser;
Academic work
Discipline	Sociology
Sub-discipline	Cultural sociology; mathematical sociology; sociological theory;
Doctoral students	Mounira M. Charrad; John Levi Martin;
Notable students	Wendy Griswold; Lynette Spillman;
Notable works	Habits of the Heart (1985); "Culture in Action" (1986); Inequality by Design (1996); Talk of Love (2001);

Ann Swidler (born December 11, 1944) is an American sociologist and professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. Swidler is most commonly known as a cultural sociologist and authored one of the most-cited articles in sociology, "Culture in Action: Symbols and Strategies".

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