Background
Duster, Troy was born on July 11, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Benjamin Cecil and Alfred Margarita (Barnett) Duster.
(Considered a classic in the field, Troy Duster's Backdoor...)
Considered a classic in the field, Troy Duster's Backdoor to Eugenics was a groundbreaking book that grappled with the social and political implications of the new genetic technologies. Completely updated and revised, this work will be welcomed back into print as we struggle to understand the pros and cons of prenatal detection of birth defects; gene therapies; growth hormones; and substitute genetic answers to problems linked with such groups as Jews, Scandanavians, Native American, Arabs and African Americans. Duster's book has never been more timely.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415946743/?tag=2022091-20
(Considered a classic in the field, Troy Duster's Backdoor...)
Considered a classic in the field, Troy Duster's Backdoor to Eugenics was a groundbreaking book that grappled with the social and political implications of the new genetic technologies. Completely updated and revised, this work will be welcomed back into print as we struggle to understand the pros and cons of prenatal detection of birth defects; gene therapies; growth hormones; and substitute genetic answers to problems linked with such groups as Jews, Scandanavians, Native American, Arabs and African Americans. Duster's book has never been more timely.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007S7DCIU/?tag=2022091-20
Duster, Troy was born on July 11, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Benjamin Cecil and Alfred Margarita (Barnett) Duster.
Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1962. Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1959.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Northwestern University, 2005.
Assistant professor sociology University California, Riverside, 1963-1965, assistant research sociologist Berkeley, 1965-1969, associate professor sociology, 1970-1978, professor to Chancellor's professor, since 1979, chairman department, since 1986. Director Institute for Study of Social Change, University California, since 1976. Bernhard professor anthropology and sociology Williams College, 1985.
Member, chair advisory committee ethical, legal and social issues in human genome project National Institutes of Health/Department of Energy, 1996-1998. Director American Cultures Center University California, Berkeley, 2000-2002. Member advisory board Social Science Research Council, 2003-2007.
Chairman board directors Association American Colleges and Universities, 2003-2004. Silver professor sociology, director Institute for the History of the Production of Knowledge, New York University, since 2005.
( Scholars remain locked in a battle over the relative im...)
(Considered a classic in the field, Troy Duster's Backdoor...)
(Considered a classic in the field, Troy Duster's Backdoor...)
Member assembly of behavioral and social science National Academy of Sciences, Washington, 1973-1978. Member research panel President's Commission on Mental Health, Washington, 1977-1978. Consultant, advisor President's Commission for Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine, Washington, 1980.
Member bio-technical advisory council State of California. Chairman Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues Commission National Center Human Genome Research, Washington, since 1996, National Panel of the American Commitments Initiative Association American Colleges and Universities, Washington, since 1993, Committee Social and Ethical Impact of Advances in Biomedicine Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, 1991-1994, Special Commission Meeting the Challenge of Diversity in an Academy Democracy Association American Law Schools, Washington, 1991-1995, Subcommittee Protection of Human Subjects, Health and Environmental Research Advisory Committee Department Energy, 1994. Advisory board Center for Study of Race, Crime, and Social Policy.
Member American Sociological Association (member executive office of the budget council 1991-1994, president 2004-2005).
Married Ellen Marie Johansson, May 16, 1964 (divorced 1974).