Alford Young

Alford A. Young, Jr.
OccupationSociologist
TitleArthur F. Thurnau Professor and Edgar G. Epps Collegiate Professor of Sociology
Board member ofAmerican Sociological Association
Academic background
EducationWesleyan University (BA). Chicago University (MA, PhD).
ThesisPathways, possibilities, and potential: young Black men and their conceptions of future life chances. (1996)
Doctoral advisorWilliam Julius Wilson
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan
Notable worksFrom the Edge of the Ghetto: African Americans and the World of Work (2019)

Alford A. Young Jr. is an American sociologist. He is the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and the Edgar G. Epps Collegiate Professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan. Young researches the social experiences of African American people. Young is the 2027 president-elect of the American Sociological Association.

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