Orlando Patterson (born 1940) is a Jamaica-born American historical and cultural sociologist known for his work regarding issues of race in the America, as well as the sociology of development, currently holding the John Cowles chair in Sociology at Harvard University. Patterson took his B. Sc in Economics from the University of London and his Ph.D. in Sociology at the London School of Economics in 1965.

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  • Orlando Patterson (born 1940) is a Jamaica-born American historical and cultural sociologist known for his work regarding issues of race in the America, as well as the sociology of development, currently holding the John Cowles chair in Sociology at Harvard University. Patterson took his B. Sc in Economics from the University of London and his Ph.D. in Sociology at the London School of Economics in 1965. Earlier in his career, Patterson was concerned with the economic and political development of his home country, Jamaica. He served as Special advisor to Michael Manley, the then Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1972 to 1979. Patterson has appeared on PBS and has been a guest columnist in The New York Times.
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  • Orlando Patterson (born 1940) is a Jamaica-born American historical and cultural sociologist known for his work regarding issues of race in the America, as well as the sociology of development, currently holding the John Cowles chair in Sociology at Harvard University. Patterson took his B. Sc in Economics from the University of London and his Ph.D. in Sociology at the London School of Economics in 1965.
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