- Social Inequality
- Urban Sociology
- Drug Culture
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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.








