Edna Bonacich
American sociologist
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Edna Bonacich is an American sociologist. She is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Riverside.[3]
Born1940
Connecticut, U.S.[1]
Alma materUniversity of Natal (BSS, 1961)
Harvard University (MA, 1966; PhD, 1969)[2]
DisciplineSociology
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Riverside (Professor Emeritus)
Edna Bonacich | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1940 Connecticut, U.S.[1] |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Natal (BSS, 1961) Harvard University (MA, 1966; PhD, 1969)[2] |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Sociology |
| Institutions | University of California, Riverside (Professor Emeritus) |
| Main interests | Race and labor, social inequality |
| Notable ideas | Split labor market theory Middleman minority |
Bonacich is credited as the originator of the Split labor market theory and a significant contributor to the theory of the Middleman minority.
Books
- with Richard P. Appelbaum. Behind the Label: Inequality in the Los Angeles Apparel Industry (University of California Press, 2000)[4]
- with Lucie Cheng. Labor Immigration Under Capitalism: Asian Workers in the U.S. Before World War II (University of California Press, 1984)[5][6][7]
- with Ivan Light. Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Koreans in Los Angeles, 1965–1982 (University of California Press, 1988)[8][9][10]
- with John Modell. The Economic Basis of Ethnic Solidarity: Small Business in the Japanese American Community (University of California Press, 1980)[11]
