John Eldridge (sociologist)
- John Eldridge (sociologist)
John Eldridge is a UK based sociologist known for his writings on Industrial Sociology and on Max Weber as well as for being a founder member of the media analysis research group the Glasgow Media Group. Eldridge is Professor (Emeritus) at the University of Glasgow [University of Glasgow [http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/sociology/staff/johneldridge/ John Eldridge] , accessed 19 September 2008] and a visiting professor of sociology at the University of Strathclyde [University of Strathclyde department of Geography and Sociology [http://gs.strath.ac.uk/content/view/116/12/ John Eldridge] , accessed 19 September 2008] He gained B Sc (Econ) from the University of London, and an MA from Leicester University
Positions held
*Lecturer and Senior Lecturer, University of York (1964-69),
*Professor, University of Bradford (1969- 72),
*Professor, University of Glasgow (1972 to present).
Publications
Major books include:
* Bad News (Routledge, 1976)
* C. Wright Mills (Tavistock, 1985)
*(with J.MacInnes and P. Cressey), Industrial Sociology and Economic Crisis (Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1990)
* Getting the Message: News, Truth and Power (Routledge, 1993)
*(with L Eldridge) Raymond Williams, (Routledge, 1994)
* [http://www.routledge.com/books/The-Glasgow-Media-Group-Reader-Vol-I-isbn9780415127295 The Glasgow University Media Group Reader: News Content, Language and Visuals] (ed) (Routledge, 1995)
*(with J.Kitzinger and K.Williams) The Mass Media and Power in Modern Britain (Oxford University Press,1997)
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