The Author: Philip Wexler is Professor of Sociology of Education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was formerly the Scandling Professor and Dean of the Warner Graduate School of Education at the University of Rochester. Wexler is the author of a number of books, including Social Analysis of Education; Becoming Somebody; Mystical Society; and Symbolic Movement: Critique and Spirituality in Sociology of Education; as well as numerous journal articles. He serves as an advisor and editor for various journals in sociology and education.