The Faculty
Andrew Abbott
Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor of Sociology
Area of Study
Department of Sociology
Andrew Abbott
Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor of SociologyProfessor Abbott's major research interests lie in the sociology of occupations, professions, and work, the sociology of culture and knowledge, and social theory. He also has longstanding interests in methods, heuristics, and the philosophy and practice of sociology.