David Morgan (sociologist) explained

David Morgan
Birth Date:	30 July 1937
Fields:	Sociology
Workplaces:	University of Manchester

David Hopcraft John Morgan (30 July 1937  - 17 June 2020), known as David (H. J.) Morgan,^[1] was a British sociologist, who was President of the British Sociological Association (1997–1999) and editor of the association's journal Sociology. His research focused on family sociology, gender studies and especially men's studies.

Morgan was Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester, where he taught sociology from 1964, and where the Morgan Centre for the Study of Relationships and Personal Life is named in his honour. He also held Visiting Professorships at Keele University and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.^[2] He was co-editor of the Palgrave Studies in Family Sociology book series.

He died on 17 June 2020, at the age of 82.^[3]

Selected publications

• Book: Morgan, D. H. J. . Social theory and the family . registration . Routledge and Kegan Paul . London Boston . 1975 . 9780710081803 .
• Book: Morgan, D. H. J. . The family, politics, and social theory . Routledge & Kegan Paul . London Boston . 1985 . 9780710205223 .
• Book: Morgan . D. H. J. . Hearn . Jeff . Jeff Hearn . Men, masculinities & social theory . Unwin Hyman . London Boston . 1990 . 9780044456582 .
• Book: Morgan, David H. J. . Discovering men . Routledge . London New York . 1992 . 9780415076227 .
• Book: Morgan . David H. J. . Family connections: an introduction to family studies . Polity Press Blackwell Publishers . Cambridge, UK Cambridge, MA . 1996 . 9780745610795 .
• Book: Morgan . David . . Kvande, Elin. Gender, bodies, and work . Ashgate . Aldershot, Hampshire, England Burlington, VT . 2005 . 9780754644392 .
• Book: Morgan . David . Holdsworth . Clare . Transitions in context: leaving home, independence and adulthood . Open University Press . Maidenhead, England New York . 2005 . 9780335215386 .
• Book: Morgan, David . Acquaintances: the space between intimates and strangers . Open University Press . Maidenhead . 2009 . 9780335221608 .

See also

• Morgan Centre for the Study of Relationships and Personal Life, Arthur Lewis Building
• Professor Carol Smart, co-director of the Morgan Centre for the Study of Relationships and Personal Life
• Dame Janet Finch
• University of Manchester

Notes and References

1. Web site: Morgan, David Hopcraft John, 1937-. Virtual International Authority File (VIAF). 23 November 2017.
2. Web site: Prof David Morgan . The Morgan Centre, School of Social Sciences . The University of Manchester . 15 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718002620/http://www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/morgancentre/our-people/david-morgan/ . 18 July 2014 .
3. Web site: David Morgan obituary . 2020-07-16 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230715135731/https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/jul/16/david-morgan-obituary . 2023-07-15 . live .