| Nancy Denton | |
| Fields: | Sociology |
| Workplaces: | University at Albany, SUNY |
| Education: | LeMoyne College (B.A., 1971) Fordham University (M.A., 1973) University of Pennsylvania (M.A., 1977; Ph.D., 1984) |
| Thesis Title: | Factors influencing young women's transitions among multiple role combinations: U.S. 1968-73 |
| Thesis Url: | https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/244987800 |
| Thesis Year: | 1984 |
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Nancy Anne Denton is an American sociologist. She is a professor of sociology at the University at Albany, SUNY, where she Professor Emeritus.[1] SUNY Albany, where Dr. Havidan Rodriguez (a noted Sociologist) is currently the president of the university.[2] She is known for her research on racial segregation in the United States with Douglas Massey,[3] [4] with whom she co-authored the book American Apartheid.[5] A book, well reviewed by the Los Angeles Times, when first published.[6] Upon retiring from SUNY Albany, she received the Robert and Helen Lynd Lifetime Achievement Award from the Community and Urban Sociology section from the American Sociological Association [7] Works at Stanford Center on Poverty & Inequality [8]