Mr Albrow also doffs his cap to Alain Touraine, a radical French sociologist who has been trying for two decades to rid sociology of the concept of society.

ECONOMIST: Sociology��s saviour

Kid is Duncan Pinderhughes, a wonk who doffs his bottom-down collars when a school administrator accidentally switches his identity with that of Blade Brown (Play), a stylish, incorrigible homeboy.

NEWYORKER: Class Act

This week, Bagehot doffs his cap.

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