Patti Adler

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Patti Adler is not only considered to be one of the top experts in the field of Sociological Deviance, but she is also considered to be one of the best-known professors at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

1 Patti as a Professor
2 Background
3 Education
4 Bibliography
5 External links

[edit] Patti as a Professor

Adler's somewhat controversial lecture topics are not only pertinent to her curriculum, but are also perfect examples of the larger social phenomenon that she aims to teach about. Her lectures are often filled with comic personal stories, and it is rare if a lecture passes without the entire class bursting into laughter. Her charisma alone can speak to her excellence, but it doesn't stop there. In a lecture hall with upward of 450 people, Patti is able to take a potentially impersonal setting and make it surprisingly intimate. Ultimately not only has she made huge and lasting contributions to the Sociological world, but she also has a great impact on whoever she teaches.

[edit] Background

Adler is the sister of actress Kyra Sedgwick.

[edit] Education

Patti Adler is currently a professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder. After graduating from the Washington University in St. Louis with an A.B. in Sociology (1973) she continued her studies at the University of Chicago where she received a M.A. in Social Science (1974), and further studied at the University of California, San Diego where she received a M.A. in Sociology (1975) and eventually a Ph.D. (1984).