Nancy Denton

Nancy Denton
EducationLeMoyne College (B.A., 1971)
Fordham University (M.A., 1973)
University of Pennsylvania (M.A., 1977; Ph.D., 1984)
Scientific career
FieldsSociology
WorkplacesUniversity at Albany, SUNY
ThesisFactors influencing young women's transitions among multiple role combinations: U.S. 1968-73 (1984)

Nancy Anne Denton is an American sociologist. She is a professor of sociology at the University at Albany, SUNY, where she professor emeritus. Denton is known for her research on racial segregation in the United States with Douglas Massey, with whom she co-authored the book American Apartheid. A book, well reviewed by the Los Angeles Times, when first published. Upon retiring from SUNY Albany, she received the Robert and Helen Lynd Lifetime Achievement Award from the Community and Urban Sociology section from the American Sociological Association Works at Stanford Center on Poverty & Inequality

References

  1. ↑ "Nancy Denton Professor Emeritus".
  2. ↑ Times, Isabel Wilkerson, Special To The New York (1989-08-05). "Study Finds Segregation in Cities Worse Than Scientists Imagined". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-08-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Hays, Constance L. (1988-11-23). "Study Says Prejudice in Suburbs Is Aimed Mostly at Blacks". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  4. ↑ Stein, Sharman (1993-03-10). "'Separate, Unequal' Still The Rule, Prof Says". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  5. ↑ "LA Times review of American Apartheid". Los Angeles Times. 30 May 1993.
  6. ↑ "Receiving Award Upon Retirement from American Sociological Association" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "Stanford Center on Poverty & Inequality".