Jeffrey C. Alexander

Who is Jeffrey C. Alexander?

Jeffrey Charles Alexander is an American sociologist, one of the main proponents of Neofunctionalism, and a central figure in contemporary Cultural Sociology. In 2004, he won the Clifford Geertz Award for Best Article in Cultural Sociology andin 2008, he won the Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book in Cultural Sociology. He also received the 2007 Theory Prize from the Theory Section of the American Sociological Association for best theoretical article. In 2009, he received The Foundation Mattei Dogan Prize in Sociology by the International Sociological Association, awarded every four years in recognition of lifetime accomplishments to "a scholar of very high standing in the profession and of outstanding international reputation."