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Edward Ransford

Professor Emeritus of Sociology
Email ransford@usc.edu Office HSH 216 Office Phone (213) 740-3533

Center, Institute & Lab Affiliations

  • Center for Religion and Civic Culture,

Education

  • Ph.D. Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles, 8/1966
  • M.A. Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles, 6/1962
  • B.A. Sociology, Occidental College, 6/1958

  • Tenure Track Appointments

    • Professor, University of Southern California, 01/01/1987 –
    • Associate Professor, University of Southern California, 01/01/1972 – 01/01/1987
    • Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, 01/01/1969 – 01/01/1972
    • Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, 01/01/1966 – 01/01/1969
    • Research Assisant, University of California, Los Angeles, 01/01/1965 – 01/01/1966
    • Assistant Professor, California State University, Fresno, 01/01/1965 – 01/01/1966
    • Instructor, Los Angeles Valley College, 01/01/1962 – 01/01/1963
    • Visiting Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, –

  • Summary Statement of Research Interests

    Professor Ransford researches the interaction of race and class inequalities and studies how these inequalities impact health and medical care access. His current work identifies the barriers to health care among Latino immigrants in the Los Angeles area.

  • Conference Presentations

    • “Health Care Seeking among Latino Immigrants: Barriers, Anxiety and Coping Strategies” , Annual Social Stress ConferenceTalk/Oral Presentation, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2007-2008

  • Book

    • Jeffries, V., Ransford, H. E. (1980). Social Stratification: A Multiple Hierarchy Approach. Boston: Allyn and Bacon Publishers, 1980. Boston, Massachusetts: Allyn and Bacon.

    Journal Article

    • Haskins, K., Ransford, H. E. (1999). The Relationship Between Weight and Career Payoffs Among Women. Sociological Forum. Vol. 14 (June, 1999), pp. 295-318.
    • Ransford, H. E. (1986). Race, Heart Disease Worry, and Health Protective Behavior,Social Science and Medicine, 22(No. 12), 1986, 1355-1362. Social Science and Medicine. Vol. 22 (12), pp. 1355-1362.
    • Ransford, H. E. (1968). Isolation, Powerlessness, and Violence: A Study of Attitudes and Participation in the Watts Riot, American Journal of Sociology, 73,March, 1968, 581-591.

    Other

    • Haskins, K., Ransford, H. E. (2004). Relationship Between Weight and Career Payoffs Among Women. Allyn and Bacon.
    • General Education Teaching Award, 1999
    • General Education Teaching Award, 1999
    • USC Associates Award For Excellence In Teaching, 1993
    • USC Associates Award For Excellence In Teaching, 1993
    • Social Sciences Division Distinguished Teaching Award, 1980
    • Social Sciences Division Distinguished Teaching Award, 1980

  • Editorships and Editorial Boards

    • Associate Editor, Sociology and Social Research”, 1976 – 1985