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Dr. Lois Benjamin
Endowed University Professor

lois.benjamin@hamptonu.edu
Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley

Areas of Specialization:
Qualitative Social Research, Race and Racism, Gender Stratification, The Black Middle Class

Courses Taught:
Introduction to Sociology, Race & Ethnic Relations, Social Inequality, Sociology of Families, Senior Seminar, Sociology of Black Elite, Blacks in the Academy

Recent Publications:



2007 Three Black Generations at the Crossroads: Community, Culture, Consciousness. Three Black Generations
2005

"The Black Elite: Still Facing the Color Line in the Twenty-First Century. 2nd ed." Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

Black Elite

2003

"Dreaming No Small Dreams: William R. Harvey's Visionary Leadership" Irving: Tapestry Press.

dreaming no small dreams

2000 "Three Black Generations at the Crossroads: Community, Culture and Consciousness" Chicago: Burham Publishers.
1997

"Black Women in the Academy: Promises and Perils" Gainesville: University Press of Florida.Black Women in the Academy

1991 "The Black Elite:Facing the Color Line in the Twilight of the Twentieth Century" Chicago:Nelson Publishers.