Sociology: The Essentials Margaret Andersen

Margaret L. Andersen (B.A., Georgia State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst) is the Edward F. and Elizabeth Goodman Rosenberg Professor Emerita at the University of Delaware. Her books have had a far-reaching impact and include "Moving From the Margins: Life Histories on Transforming the Study of Racism," co-edited with Maxine Baca Zinn; "Getting Smart About Race: An American Conversation"; "Race in Society: The Enduring American Dilemma," 2nd Edition; "Thinking About Women," 11th Edition; the best-selling anthology, "Race, Class and Gender," published in its 11th edition; "Living Art: This Life of African American Art Collector Paul R. Jones" and "On Land and On Sea: A Century of Women in the Rosenfeld Collection." Andersen is an emeritus member and former Chair of the National Advisory Board for Stanford University’s Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, past Vice President of the American Sociological Association, and past President of the Eastern Sociological Society. She served in several administrative positions at the University of Delaware, including as Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity; Vice Provost for Academic Affairs; and as founding director of the President’s Diversity Initiative.

She has received numerous awards, including two teaching awards from the University of Delaware, the Eastern Sociological Society Merit Award for career contributions, and the American Sociological Association’s Jessie Bernard Award, given for expanding the boundaries of sociology to include women. The University of Delaware granted her an honorary doctorate in recognition of her national prominence in scholarship, teaching, and service.

Howard F. Taylor (B.A., Hiram College; Ph.D., Yale University) taught at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Syracuse University, and Princeton University, where he was Professor of Sociology. He published over 50 articles in sociology, education, social psychology, and race relations. His books include "The IQ Game" (Rutgers University Press), a critique of hereditarian accounts of intelligence, and "Balance in Small Groups" (Van Nostrand Reinhold), translated into Japanese. He served as past president of the Eastern Sociological Society and was a member of the American Sociological Association and the Sociological Research Association, an honorary society for distinguished research. He won the DuBois-Johnson-Frazier Award, given by the American Sociological Association for distinguished research in race and ethnic relations, and the President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching at Princeton University.