Elijah Anderson (sociologist)

Elijah Anderson
Alma materIndiana University (BA)
University of Chicago (MA)
Northwestern University (PhD)
OccupationSociologist
EmployerYale University

Elijah Anderson (born 1943 in Hermondale, Missouri) is an American sociologist. He is the Sterling Professor of Sociology and of African American Studies at Yale University,[1] where he teaches and directs the Urban Ethnography Project. Anderson is one of the nation’s leading urban ethnographers[2] and cultural theorists. Anderson is known most notably for his book, Code of the Street: Decency, Violence, and the Moral Life of the Inner City (1999).[3]

  1. ^ "Elijah Anderson" at Yale University.
  2. ^ "Distinguished Sociologist Elijah Anderson Joins Yale Faculty" Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine. Yale Office of Public Affairs & Communications (June 27, 2007), accessed October 03, 2011.
  3. ^ Connolly, Bess (2017-02-24). "Q&A: Award-winning urban ethnographer Elijah Anderson on illuminating issues that affect the world". YaleNews. Retrieved 2020-04-24.