Nicholas C. Mullins

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Nicholas Creed Mullins (born 1939 in Boise , Idaho , † July 6, 1988 in Baltimore , Maryland ) was an American sociologist .

Life

Nicholas C. Mullins studied sociology at Cornell University and received a Ph.D. at the Department of Social Relations at Harvard University . He taught at Vanderbilt University , Dartmouth College and Indiana University and became a professor at Virginia Tech ( Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ) in 1984 .

Mullin's academic work included the sociology of science (specifically the analysis of informal communication between groups of scientists), sociological theory (network analysis as an alternative to traditional sociological techniques) and the use of computers in the social sciences.

Mullins became President of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) in 1985 .

Honors

The Society for Social Studies of Science presents the Nicholas C. Mullins Award annually for an outstanding achievement by a graduate student in the field of Science and Technology Studies .

Works (selection)

  • The art of theory: construction and use , New York: Harper & Row, 1971 ISBN 9780060446420
  • with Carolyn J. Mullins: Theories and theory groups in contemporary American sociology , New York: Harper & Row, 1973 ISBN 9780060446499
  • Social networks among biological scientists , North Stratford: Ayer Company Publ., 1980 ISBN 9780405129834

literature

  • Lowell Hargens, Thomas F. Gieryn: Obituary Nicholas C. Mullins (1939-88) , Social Studies of Science, Vol. 18 (1988) No. 3, pp. 572-573
  • Nicholas C. Mullins (1939-1988) , American Sociological Association Footnotes , Oct. 1988, p. 16

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personal data
SURNAME Mullins, Nicholas C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mullins, Nicholas Creed
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sociologist
DATE OF BIRTH 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Boise , Idaho
DATE OF DEATH July 6, 1988
Place of death Baltimore , Maryland