David Grusky

David B. Grusky
Born (1958-04-14) April 14, 1958
Nationality American
Education Reed College
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Known for Social inequality
Social mobility
Awards 2004 Max Weber Award
Scientific career
Fields Sociology
Institutions Stanford University
Thesis American Social Mobility in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (1986)

David Bryan Grusky (born April 14, 1958)[1] is an American sociologist and the Barbara Kimball Browning Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University. He is also a senior fellow of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and the director of the Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality. He formerly taught at Cornell University, where he was the founder and founding director of the Center for the Study of Inequality.[2][3]

Honors and awards

Grusky is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a former Presidential Young Investigator. He was the joint winner of the 2005 Max Weber Award from the American Sociological Association.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "David B Grusky, 59 - Stanford, CA". Mylife.com. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  2. 1 2 "David Grusky". Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  3. ↑ Lee, Felicia R. (2003-01-18). "Does Class Count in Today's Land of Opportunity?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
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