Tom Conroy
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Sociologist |
| Location | Hudson Valley, New York, United States |
| Introduction | I received a B.A. in sociology and urban studies from St. Peter's College, in M.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a PhD from Boston University, where I specialized in the sociology of knowledge, social constructionism, and social problems theory. My dissertation, a theoretical study of the foundations of the social constructionist perspective was titled "The Creation and Transformation of Social Problems: Social Constructionism and Social Problems Theory." I am a lecturer at Lehman College – CUNY, where I teach methods, political sociology, sociology of culture, and social problems. My academic areas of interest include social constructionism, culture, politics, and micro sociological theories. I am currently researching punk rock, hip-hop, arts communities, countercultures, and connections between marxism and ethnomethodology. My wife, Jolie, and I make our home in Beacon, NY in the Hudson Valley. |
| Interests | sociology, philosophy, cultural studies, politics, art, photography, popular culture, punk, jazz, indie rock, alternative cinema, cooking |
| Favorite music | Yo La Tengo, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Guided By Voices, My Bloody Valentine, Television, Velvet Underground, Stereolab, Kinks, Richard Thompson, Captain Beefheart, The Clean, KRS-One |
| Favorite books | The Social Construction of Reality, Duty of Genius, Mind in Action, Theory of Communicative Action, Volss. I and II, The New Trouser Press Record Guide, Spin Alternative Record Guide, The Essential Mediterranean Cookbook |
What would you name your ballet inspired by the sight of children leaping through a garden sprinkler?
How much rock did the punk rockers rock if the punk rockers did punk rock?