Matthew Desmond

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Matthew Desmond
Fields Sociology
Institutions Harvard University
Alma mater University of Wisconsin-Madison (Ph.D.)

Matthew Desmond is an American sociologist. He is the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University.[1][2] He was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2015.[3]

Life

Desmond studied as an undergraduate at Arizona State University, serving at the same time as a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity in Tempe.[4] He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[3]

Works

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  • Emirbayer, Mustafa and Matthew Desmond. Racial Domination, Racial Progress: The Sociology of Race in America. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2009. ISBN 9780072970517
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  • Desmond, Matthew. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. New York: Crown/Archetype, 2016. ISBN 9780553447446

References

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  2. http://sociology.fas.harvard.edu/people/matthew-desmond
  3. 3.0 3.1 Bill Glauber. "'Genius grant' winner Matthew Desmond made in Madison, Milwaukee", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September. 30, 2015.
  4. Jennifer Schuessler. "A Harvard Sociologist on Watching Families Lose Their Homes", The New York Times, February 19, 2016.


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