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Loïc Wacquant

Loïc J. D. Wacquant (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}French: ; born 1960) is a French sociologist specializing in urban sociology, urban poverty, racial inequality, the body, social theory…

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Alma mater
HEC Paris University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1994)
Born
(1960-08-26) August 26, 1960 (age 65) Nîmes
Discipline
Sociologist
Doctoral advisor
William Julius Wilson, George Steinmetz, Moishe Postone
Influences
Pierre Bourdieu
Institutions
University of California, Berkeley

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Loïc Wacquant → HEC Paris University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1994)
Born · 1
Loïc Wacquant → (1960-08-26) August 26, 1960 (age 65) Nîmes
Discipline · 1
Loïc Wacquant → Sociologist
Doctoral advisor · 1
Loïc Wacquant → William Julius Wilson, George Steinmetz, Moishe Postone
Influences · 1
Loïc Wacquant → Pierre Bourdieu
Institutions · 1
Loïc Wacquant → University of California, Berkeley
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Loïc Wacquant → Race, Incarceration, Ghettos
Other name · 1
Loïc Wacquant → Loïc J. D. Wacquant

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Loïc WacquantAlma materHEC Paris University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1994)1.00infobox
Loïc WacquantBorn(1960-08-26) August 26, 1960 (age 65) Nîmes1.00infobox
Loïc WacquantDisciplineSociologist1.00infobox
Loïc WacquantDoctoral advisorWilliam Julius Wilson, George Steinmetz, Moishe Postone1.00infobox
Loïc WacquantInfluencesPierre Bourdieu1.00infobox
Loïc WacquantInstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley1.00infobox
Loïc WacquantMain interestsRace, Incarceration, Ghettos1.00infobox
Loïc WacquantOther nameLoïc J. D. Wacquant1.00infobox
Loïc WacquantSub-disciplineUrban sociology1.00infobox
Loïc WacquantThesisUrban outcasts: Color, class, and place in two advanced societies (1994)1.00infobox
Loïc WacquantWebsitehttps://loicwacquant.org/1.00infobox
Loïc Wacquantrelated to External linksWacquant's0.60section

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