Stanford Morris Lyman (June 10, 1933 – March 9, 2003) was an American sociologist. He is recognized for his work on

interactionism In micro-sociology, interactionism is a theoretical perspective that sees social behavior as an interactive product of the individual and the situation. In other words, it derives social processes (such as conflict, cooperation, identity fo ...

and the sociology of

race relations in the United States Racism has been reflected in discriminatory laws, practices, and actions (including violence) against racial or ethnic groups throughout the history of the United States. Since the early colonial era, White Americans have generally enjoyed le ...

. He served as president of the

Mid-South Sociological Association The Mid-South Sociological Association (MSSA) is a non-profit professional organization of sociologists and social scientists established in 1976. History Its first president was Julian B. Roebuck, professor of sociology at Mississippi State U ...

, and he co-founded the

American Sociological Association The American Sociological Association (ASA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the discipline and profession of sociology. Founded in December 1905 as the American Sociological Society at Johns Hopkins University by a group of fi ...

's Section on Asian/Asian American sociology. He was also a founder of the ''

International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society The ''International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering political science, social theory, and economics. The editor-in-chief is Patrick Baert (University of Cambridge). It was establi ...

''. He died of

liver cancer Liver cancer, also known as hepatic cancer, primary hepatic cancer, or primary hepatic malignancy, is cancer that starts in the liver. Liver cancer can be primary in which the cancer starts in the liver, or it can be liver metastasis, or secondar ...

on March 9, 2003.

References

1933 births 2003 deaths American sociologists University of California, Berkeley alumni The New School faculty Florida Atlantic University faculty Deaths from liver cancer {{US-sociologist-stub