Dennis Condron
Assistant Professor of Sociology
510B Varner Hall
(248) 370-2436
condron@oakland.edu
Research Interests
Sociology of education, social stratification
Selected Publications
Condron, Dennis J. 2013. “Affluence, Inequality, and Educational Achievement: A Structural Analysis of 97 Jurisdictions Across the Globe.” Sociological Spectrum 33:73–97.
Condron, Dennis J., Daniel Tope, Christina R. Steidl, and Kendralin J.
Freeman. 2013. “Racial Segregation and the Black/White Achievement Gap, 1992-2009.” The Sociological Quarterly 54:130–57.
Freeman, Kendralin J. and Dennis Condron. 2011. "Schmoozing in Elementary School: The Importance of Social Capital to First Graders." Sociological Perspectives 54:521-546.
Condron, Dennis J. 2011. "Egalitarianism and Educational Excellence: Compatible Goals for Affluent Societies?" Educational Researcher 40:47-55.
Condron, Dennis J. 2009. "Social Class, School and Non-School Environments, and Black/White Inequalities in Children's Learning." American Sociological Review 74:683-708.
* Winner of the 2011 James Coleman Outstanding Article Award (American Sociological Association - Sociology of Education Section)
Courses Taught
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 202 Methods of Social Research
SOC 203 Social Statistics with Computer Applications
SOC 301 Social Stratification