Tyrone Forman

Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322

Telephone: 404-727-7524
FAX: 404-727-7532
E-MAIL: tforman@emory.edu

OFFICE: 205 Tarbutton Hall

Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)

Degree: Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2001

General Research Area: intergroup prejudice and discrimination, American youth and public opinion, adolescent health and well-being, survey research methods, African American fathers.

Current Research: studies of intergroup relations among people of color; studies of the patterns, trends, and social determinants of young whites' racial attitudes; studies of the social psychological consequences of racial stratification for African American well-being; studies of adolescent health and well-being.

Selected Publications:

Here is a list of my published articles.  They should be downloaded for personal use only.  If you click on the paper title, you will be taken to a PDF version of the article.  You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the files, available for free from ADOBE.

"Racial Apathy and Hurricane Katrina: The Social Anatomy of Prejudice in the Post-Civil Rights Era." (with Amanda Lewis). (2006). Du Bois Review. 3(1):175-202.

“Color-blind Racism and Racial Indifference: The Role of Racial Apathy in Facilitating Enduring Inequalities.” (2004). Pp. 43-66 in Maria Krysan and Amanda Lewis (Eds.) The Changing Terrain of Race and Ethnicity.  New York, NY: Russell Sage.

“Neither Black Nor White? An empirical test of the Latin Americanization thesis.” (with Carla Goar and Amanda Lewis). (2004). Race & Society. 5(1):65-84.

“The Social Psychological Costs of Racial Segmentation in the Workplace: A Study of African Americans’ Well being.” (2003). Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 44(3):332-352.

“Religion and U.S. Secondary School Students: Current Patterns, Recent Trends, and Sociodemographic Correlates.” (with John Wallace, Cleopatra Caldwell and Deborah Willis). (2003). Youth & Society. 35(1):98-125.

“Shades of Whiteness: The Mexican American Experience in Relation to Anglos and Blacks.” (2003). (with Edward Murguia). Pp. 63-79 in Asley Doane and Eduardo Bonilla-Silva (Eds.)  Whiteout: The Continuing Significance of Racism.  New York, NY: Routledge.

“It wasn’t me!: How will Race and Racism work in 21st Century America.” (with Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Amanda Lewis and David Embrick). (2003). Research in Political Sociology. 12:111-134.

“Contestation or Collaboration?: A Comparative Study of Home-School Relations.” (with Amanda Lewis). (2002). Anthropology & Education Quarterly. 33(1):60-89.

“Social Determinants of White Youths’ Racial Attitudes.” (2001). Sociological Studies of Children and Youth. 8:173-207.

“The impact of color-blind ideologies on students of color: Intergroup relations at a predominantly white university.” (with Amanda Lewis and Mark Chesler). (2000). Journal of Negro Education. 69(1/2):74-91.

“I’m not a racist, but...: Mapping white college students’ racial ideology in the USA.” (with Eduardo Bonilla-Silva). (2000). Discourse & Society. 11(1):50-85.

“Traditional and Contemporary Prejudice and Urban Whites’ Support for Affirmative Action and Government Help.” (with David Williams, James Jackson, Tony Brown, Myriam Torres, and Kendrick Brown). (1999). Social Problems. 46(4):503-527.

“The epidemiology of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use among African American youth.” (with John Wallace, Barbara Guthrie, Jerald Bachman, Patrick O’Malley, and Lloyd Johnston). (1999). Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 60(6):800-809.

“Religion’s role in promoting health and reducing risk among American youth.” (with John Wallace). (1998). Health Education and Behavior. 25(6):721-741.

“Race, Place, and Discrimination.” (with David R. Williams and James S. Jackson). (1997).  Perspectives on Social Problems. 9:231-261.

“Instrumental and Expressive Family Roles among African American Fathers.” (with Phillip J. Bowman). In Robert J. Taylor, James S. Jackson, Linda M. Chatters (Eds.) Family Life in Black America. (1997), pp. 216-49. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

“Independent Schools and the Education of African Americans.” (with Diana T. Slaughter-Defoe). In Faustine C. Jones-Wilson et. al. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of African-American Education. (1996), pp. 224-26. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Selected Courses

• SOC 585: Comparative Racialization

Additional Info:

http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~tforman/

 

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