Michael P. Allen
Professor
Ph.D., North Carolina, 1973
Areas of Research Interest:
Sociology of Culture, Political Sociology, Organizational Sociology.
Current Research Interests:
My current research interests are in the sociology of culture. I am working on a book on the impact of American popular films on the major national film industries in Europe. I am also studying the process of cultural valorization in the wine industry in both Washington and Australia.
Selected Publications:
"Critical Discourse and the Cultural Consecration of American Films." Social Forces (2004). With Anne E. Lincoln.
"Double Jeopardy in Hollywood: Gender and Age Effects on the Careers of Film Actors." Sociological Forum (2004). With Anne E. Lincoln.
"The Institutionalization of Fame: Achievement, Recognition, and Consecration in Baseball." American Sociological Review (2006). With Nicholas A. Parsons.
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