Raymond Mack

Raymond W. Mack
Born
Raymond Wright Mack

(1927-07-15)July 15, 1927
Ashtabula, Ohio
DiedAugust 25, 2011(2011-08-25) (aged 84)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
EducationBaldwin-Wallace College
University of North Carolina
Known forResearch on race relations
SpouseAnn
ChildrenDonald
Meredith
Margaret Hart
Julia
Scientific career
FieldsSociology
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
Thesis The Prestige System of an Air Base: Squadron Ranking and Morale  (1953)
Doctoral studentsTroy Duster[1]

Raymond Wright Mack (July 15, 1927 – August 25, 2011) was an American sociologist known for his work on race relations and social inequality.[2] He was the chair of the sociology department at Northwestern University from 1959 to 1967,[3] and co-founded the Center for Urban Affairs there in 1968. He served as the Center's director from then to 1971, as Vice President and Dean of Faculties at Northwestern from 1971 to 1974, and as provost of the university from 1974 to 1987.[4]

  1. ^ Galliher, John F. (2015). Troy Duster: Berkeley Sociologist, Teacher, and Civil Rights Activist. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 8. ISBN 9780761867012. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. ^ Fellman, Megan (29 August 2011). "Raymond W. Mack, Expert on Race Relations, Dies at 84: Northwestern University News". Northwestern University. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Past and Current Department Chairs". Northwestern University. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Mack, Raymond W." Northwestern University. Retrieved 26 January 2019.