Long Bio
Monica McDermott's research focuses on race, class and identity in the United States. Her latest book is Whiteness in America, an assessment of what it means to be white in the US. She is also the author of Working-Class White: The Making and Unmaking of Race Relations, an ethnographic study of interracial interactions and white identity in Atlanta and Boston. Her current research includes studies of class identity and racial attitudes among the white working class. She has authored articles on race and neighborhood contexts, white racial identity and attitudes, and immigrant incorporation.
Education
- Ph.D. Sociology, Harvard University 2001
- A.M. Sociology, Harvard University 1995
- B.A. History and Sociology, Villanova University 1993
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 791 | Seminar |
| SOC 799 | Dissertation |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 799 | Dissertation |
| SOC 792 | Research |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 590 | Reading and Conference |
| SOC 799 | Dissertation |
| SOC 685 | Applied Social Theory |
| SOC 792 | Research |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 790 | Reading and Conference |
| SOC 799 | Dissertation |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 790 | Reading and Conference |
| SOC 792 | Research |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 591 | Seminar |
| SOC 590 | Reading and Conference |
| SOC 799 | Dissertation |
| SOC 790 | Reading and Conference |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 685 | Applied Social Theory |
| SOC 799 | Dissertation |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 590 | Reading and Conference |
| SOC 790 | Reading and Conference |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 790 | Reading and Conference |
| SOC 792 | Research |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 591 | Seminar |
| SOC 591 | Seminar |
| SOC 792 | Research |