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Terry Williams is a Professor of Sociology at The New School for Social Research within The New School. He has conducted groundbreaking ethnographic research on urban subcultures and social inequalities for over four decades.
- Academic Focus: Social inequalities, urban drug culture, sex work, gangs, and ethnographic methodology
- Affiliations: Senior Fellow of Yale Urban Ethnographic Project; contributor to Oxford Bibliographies Online
Research Interests center on micro-sociological analyses of marginalized groups in urban spaces, including:
- Drug dealers and users in NYC's crack houses
- Homeless individuals navigating social systems
- Teenagers surviving in illegal economies
- Sex workers' social networks
- Urban transformation and gentrification
Publication Trends show consistent exploration of urban marginalization through ethnographic lenses, with a five-volume Studies in Transgression series documenting NYC's evolving social landscape. His work bridges sociology, criminology, and cultural anthropology.
Scientific Awards include:
- MacArthur Foundation Award
- Russell Sage Foundation Fellowship
- Distinguished University Teaching Award (2020)
- Eastern Sociological Society Merit Award (2024-2025)
Public Engagement spans global lectures, film production (including Harlem Diary), and White House invitations. His Cocaine Kids (1989) and Crack House (1992) remain foundational texts in sociology.
