Field(s) of expertise:

Degree(s):

• B.A., English, Lehigh University
• M.A., Sociology, Lehigh University
• Ph.D., Sociology, Emory University

Department:

Title(s):

• Associate Professor

Achievements:

• Dean’s Eminent Scholar Award. College of Arts and Sciences, Mississippi State University - 2019
• "White Kids: Growing Up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America" won the American Sociological Association's William J. Goode Book Award, Section on Family - 2019

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Email:

Topics:

Books:

• White Kids: Growing Up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America. New York: New York University Press - 2018

Links:

• Interview
• Department faculty page
• CV

Bio:

Dr. Margaret Hagerman is the author of the award-winning book, White Kids: Growing Up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America (NYU Press 2018), and she is a nationally recognized expert on white racial socialization processes. She is available for comments and analysis on how children and youth learn about racism, racial inequality, and racial privilege in their everyday lives.