Troy Duster : Berkeley Sociologist, Teacher, and Civil Rights Activist
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0761867007
ISBN-13
9780761867005
Publisher
University Press of America
Imprint
Hamilton Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 3rd, 2015
Print length
108 Pages
Weight
172 grams
Dimensions
23.20 x 15.10 x 0.90 cms
Product Classification:
Biography: generalBlack & Asian studiesSociologyCivil rights & citizenship
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This book is a biography of University of California-Berkeley sociology professor Troy Duster, grandson of Ida B. Wells. It explores Duster’s work in minority studies and the many ways in which his research and teaching influenced the lives of his many students.
This book is a biography of University of California-Berkeley sociology professor Troy Duster. Troy Duster received an MA and PhD in sociology from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. Duster is a black man who was born in South Chicago. His maternal grandmother is the famous Ida B. Wells. He initially had a research interest in the sociology of law and later in human genetics. He worked with approximately 100 graduate students at Berkeley, all minority students. Each of his research interests had a special slant given that Troy Duster is an African American.Troy Duster has always been firmly committed to the idea that race is a sociological not a biological concept.
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