Jeff Manza

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Jeff Manza
Born
Jeff Manza
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1984; M.A., 1989; Ph.D., 1995)
Known for Social inequality
political sociology
Scientific career
Fields Sociology
Institutions New York University
Northwestern University
Thesis Policy experts and political change in the new deal  (1995)

Jeff Manza is an American sociologist and professor of sociology at New York University. He is a political sociologist, known for his work on voting behavior, public opinion, and felony disenfranchisement in the United States (with Christopher Uggen). [1] [2] [3] He has also researched the relationship between support for government programs and economic downturns. [4] He created The Sociology Project, a series of introductory sociology textbooks written by himself and NYU colleagues that aim to reorient the presentation of sociological ideas to beginning students.

References

  1. ↑ Sengupta, Somini (3 November 2000). "Felony Costs Voting Rights for a Lifetime in 9 States". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Kozlowska, Hanna (6 October 2016). "What would happen if felons could vote in the US?". Quartz. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. ↑ McElwee, Sean (2 April 2017). "The voting rights issue no one talks about: Ending the disenfranchisement of felons will strengthen democracy". Salon. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Franke-Ruta, Garance (2 October 2013). "It's Not Just Obamacare: The Real, Spectacular Rise in Opposition to Government Programs". The Atlantic. Retrieved 19 June 2017.


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