Edna Bonacich

Edna Bonacich
Born1940 (1940)
Connecticut, U.S.
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Natal (BSS, 1961) Harvard University (MA, 1966; PhD, 1969)
Academic work
DisciplineSociology
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Riverside (Professor Emeritus)
Main interestsRace and labor, social inequality
Notable ideasSplit labor market theory Middleman minority

Edna Bonacich is an American sociologist. She is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Riverside.

Bonacich is credited as the originator of the Split labor market theory and a significant contributor to the theory of the Middleman minority.