hˈɜːbɚt dʒˈeɪ. ɡˈænz bˈɔːɹn mˈeɪ sˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən ɪz ɐ dʒˈɜːmənbˈɔːɹn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˌoʊsɪˈɑːlədʒˌɪst hˌuː tˈɔːt æt kəlˈʌmbiə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən.
Herbert J. Gans (born May 7, 1927) is a German-born American sociologist who taught at Columbia University from 1971 to 2007.