Elijah Anderson

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Elijah Anderson is an American sociologist and ethnographer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His work in urban sociology and inequality has gained him a reputation as an influential scholar in his field. Anderson has written books, articles and critiques of the black urban situation in the United States, with one of his most prominent works being the book "The Code of the Street," an ethnography regarding life in the urban ghettos of Philadelphia during the 1990s. He also is a past Vice president of the American Sociological Association.

[edit] Education

Anderson received his B.A. in 1969 at Indiana University. Following this, he went on to gain his M.A. at the University of Chicago in 1972 and his Ph.D at Northwestern University in 1976.

[edit] Current events

Anderson has recently accepted a position as the William K. Lanman, Jr. Professor of Sociology at Yale University on July 1. Before this, Anderson was the Charles and William L. Day Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania with a secondary appointment in the Wharton School. He joined the U Penn staff in 1975. Yale has released a statement regarding Anderson's achievements:

Professor Anderson is the most respected and accomplished sociologist of the black urban community,” said Yale Provost Andrew D. Hamilton. “We are thrilled that the leading expert in an area of such social and political importance will be conducting his research and teaching at Yale.