Steven Goldberg

Steven Goldberg (born 14 October 1941) is a native of New York City and was president of the sociology department at City College of New York (CCNY) from 1988 until his retirement. He is most widely known for his theory of patriarchy, which attempts to explain male domination through biological causes.

Interests and views

In his book, Fads and Fallacies in the Social Sciences, Goldberg reveals his personal hero is Jackie Robinson and devotes a whole chapter to him. Goldberg also devotes a chapter to Bob Dylan, whose lyrical ideas stimulate his sociological mind.

Books

• The Inevitability of Patriarchy. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1973.
• When Wish Replaces Thought: Why So Much of What You Believe Is False. Buffalo, New York: Promethius Books, 1991.
• Why Men Rule: A Theory of Male Dominance. Chicago, Illinois: Open Court Publishing Company, 1993.
• Fads and Fallacies in the Social Sciences. Amherst, New York: Humanity Books, 2003.

References

• Hakim, Catherine (2004). Key Issues in Women's Work: Female Diversity and the Polarisation of Women's Employment. City: Routledge Cavendish. ISBN 1904385168. 

Further reading

• Helmreich, William. 'Steven Goldberg, Iconoclast: The Most Controversial Professor in America'. Heterodoxy 2 (September 1994): 2, 12-14.
• Gale Reference Team. 'Biography - Goldberg, Steven (1941-)'. In Contemporary Authors. Thomson Gale, 2006.

External links

• "Steven Goldberg on Patriarchy".