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Orlando Patterson is a preeminent Jamaican sociologist at Harvard University who is recognized for his many scholarly contributions to his study on ethnicity primarily of those people of African descent and is one of the most cited modern writers in his field. Patterson received his B.Sc in Economics from London University and his Ph.D. in Sociology from London School of Economics in 1965. Harvard redirects here. ...
Senate House, designed by Charles Holden home to the universitys central administration offices and its library The University of London, founded in 1836, is a federation of colleges which together constitute one of the worlds largest universities. ...
Patterson has also been involved earlier in his career about the economic and political development of his home country Jamaica. He has worked as Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1972 to 1979. A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ...
His policies on Affirmative Action are one of the most notable.
Patterson has spoken on race on PBS and The New York Times. Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ...
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Professional Associations
The House of the Academy, Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...
The American Sociological Association (ASA), founded in 1905, is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the discipline and profession of sociology by serving sociologists in their work and promoting their contributions. ...
Awards - Walter Channing Cabot Faculty Prize, Harvard, 1997
- National Book Award, Non-Fiction, 1991
- Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship (formerly Sorokin Prize): American Sociological Association, 1983
- Ralph Bunche Award from Howard University for the Best Scholarly Work on Pluralism (co-winner): American
- Political Science Association, 1983
- Walter Channing Cabot Faculty Prize, Harvard, 1983/1997
- Best Novel in English: Dakar Festival of Negro Arts, 1965
The National Book Award is one of the most important literary prizes in the United States, presented annually for the best books by living U.S. citizens published in the U.S. The awards have been presented since 1950 in at least one category, and are presently awarded in each...
The American Sociological Association (ASA), founded in 1905, is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the discipline and profession of sociology by serving sociologists in their work and promoting their contributions. ...
Howard University is a historically black university in Washington, D.C. ranked 89th in U.S. News and World Report, College and University rankings. ...
Selected Bibliography - Patterson, Orlando (1982). Slavery and Social Death.
- Patterson, Orlando (1991). Freedom in the Making of Western Culture. (Later renamed Freedom, Vol. 1: Freedom in the Making of Western Culture)
- Patterson, Orlando (1999). Rituals of Blood: Consequences of Slavery in Two American Centuries.
- Patterson, Orlando (2006). Freedom: Freedom in the Modern World.
External Links - Patterson Biography at Harvard
- Patterson's Curriculum Vitae
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