John Eldridge (sociologist)

John Eldridge is a British sociologist known for his writings on Industrial Sociology and on Max Weber as well as for being a founder member of the media analysis research group the Glasgow Media Group. Eldridge is Professor Emeritus at the University of Glasgow[1] and a visiting professor of sociology at the University of Strathclyde[2] He was President of the British Sociological Association 1979–1981.

He gained B Sc (Econ) from the University of London, and an MA from Leicester University.

Positions held

• Lecturer and Senior Lecturer, University of York (1964–69),
• Professor, University of Bradford (1969–72),
• Professor, University of Glasgow (1972 to present).

Publications

Major books include:

• Bad News (Routledge, 1976)
• C. Wright Mills (Tavistock, 1985)
• (with J.MacInnes and P. Cressey), Industrial Sociology and Economic Crisis (Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1990)
• Getting the Message: News, Truth and Power (Routledge, 1993)
• (with L Eldridge) Raymond Williams, (Routledge, 1994)
• 978-0-415-12729-5 The Glasgow University Media Group Reader: News Content, Language and Visuals (ed) (Routledge, 1995) ISBN 978-0-415-12729-5
• (with J.Kitzinger and K.Williams) The Mass Media and Power in Modern Britain (Oxford University Press,1997)

Notes

1. University of Glasgow John Eldridge, accessed 19 September 2008
2. University of Strathclyde department of Geography and Sociology John Eldridge Archived 2009-11-01 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 19 September 2008