Joel I Nelson

Contact Me

nelso004@umn.edu

Affiliations

• Sociology

Educational Background & Specialties

Educational Background

• Ph.D.: Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1965.

Specialties

• comparative community organization
• consumer behavior
• occupations
• social stratification

Research & Professional Activities

Professional Activities

• Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota:

Publications

• The Case for Post-Industrial Capitalism: Nelson, Joel, Research in Stratification and Mobility, 18 39-62, 2001.
• Out of Utopia: The Paradox of Post-Industrialization: Nelson, Joel, David Cooperman, Sociological Quarterly, 39 583-596, 1998.
• Service Workers. Nelson, Joel, ABC Press, 1998.
• On Mass Distribution: A Case Study of Chain Stores in the Restaurant Industry: Nelson, Joel, Journal of Consumer Culture, 1 141-160, 1997.
• Post-Industrial Capitalism. Nelson, Joel, Sage Publications, 1995.