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# Howard Becker

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Howard Saul Becker was an American sociologist who taught at Northwestern University. Becker made contributions to the sociology of deviance, sociology of art, and sociology of music. Becker also wrote extensively on sociological writing styles and methodologies. Becker's 1963 book Outsiders provide

##  Quotes by Howard Becker

> [“It is unfeeling to speak of the people who cooperate in the production of art works as "personnel" or, worse yet, "support…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-becker/it-is-unfeeling-to-speak-of-the-people-who-cooperate-in-the/)

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