Who are the most offensive people to listen to?
I vote for Wacquant and Abbott, two egomaniacs worthy of each other.
Most obnoxious personalities in sociology
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Naively, I was hoping for some ideal types (e.g., The High-Staus A*hole, The Middle-Status Guy With Chip on Shoulder, etc.), not (just) a list of persons.
Oh I got one! The grad student at a low status school who brags about how they *could* have gotten into a much higher status school.
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The underdog who studies subcultures and has a grudge against the Chads and Beckies.
The girl with pink hair and a nose ring who throws a tantrum each time someone confuses pan, poly and bi.
The guy who majored in a superior major like philosophy or econ and now has to school sociologists.
The white guy from the burbs who has to prove himself by studying the ghetto.
The fancy professional woman with a MBA who only hangs out with people at the business school.
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The perennial low quality of life Nth year grad student who seems completely happy to live on cat food and sleep on a couch because they have the great and honor to study their great passion. This person won't finish or leave for any reason and seems to be at any party or function with free food.