Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Thomas F. Tierney

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Thomas F. Tierney is an associate professor of sociology, who joined the faculty in 1999.  He graduated summa cum laude from Moravian College (1979) and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1990). Prior to arriving at Wooster, he was an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Political Science at Concord College (1990-98), and in Spring 1999 served as a National Endowment for the Humanities Visiting Scholar at Otterbein College.   His research interests include: classical and contemporary social theory; medical sociology; and science and technology studies.  His most recent research focuses on the social implications of the various bioethical issues that have been generated by advanced medical technology.  Tierney’s publications include The Value of Convenience: A Genealogy of Technical Culture (SUNY, 1993), as well as numerous scholarly articles in Philosophy and Social Criticism, Political Theory, Theory & Event, Body and Society, and The Journal of Medical Humanities. He is a member of the American Sociological Association and the American Political Science Association, and has received numerous research grants throughout his career..

 

Courses Taught:

  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Self and Society
  • Theory and Application in Independent Study
  • Classical Social Theory

 

 

e-mail: ttierney@wooster.edu