Charles C. Ragin
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Charles C. Ragin is an American
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 sociologist and Professor of Sociology and Political Science at the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
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Ragin graduated with a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
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 in sociology
Sociology
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 from the University of Texas at Austin
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 in May, 1972. He completed his Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
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 in sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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 in 1975.

After completing his Ph.D., Ragin joined the faculty at Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington
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. He left Indiana University in 1981. He worked on the faculty of Northwestern University
Northwestern University
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 from 1981 to 2001.
 
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