Timothy Black

Timothy Black is a Professor of Sociology at Case Western Reserve University, specializing in the intersections of social structures and personal lives. He directs Undergraduate Studies in Sociology and teaches courses on capitalism, cities, inequality, race, mass incarceration, social theory, and qualitative research methods.

Research Focus:

• Social and economic marginalization
• Neoliberalism's impact on working-class communities
• Fatherhood and masculinity in marginalized contexts
• Urban sociology and structural violence

Scientific Awards:

• Mirra Komarovsky Book Award (2010)
• Association of Humanist Sociology Book Award (2010)
• ASA Race, Class and Gender Distinguished Book Award (2017)
• Betty & Alfred McClung Lee Book Award (2015)

Selected Publications analyze worker misclassification, post-incarceration debt, and neoliberal fatherhood. His work combines ethnographic studies and life-story interviews to explore systemic marginalization and potential pathways for reform.