The Handbook is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students who are looking for a basic history, overview of key themes, and future directions for the study of the intersection of race, class, and gender. Scholars new to the area will also find the Handbook’s approach useful. The areas covered and the accompanying references will provide readers with extensive opportunities to engage in future research in the area.
Shirley A. Jackson’s areas of specialization are race and ethnicity; gender; social movements; skin color; and community. Dr. Jackson has done research on race/skin color and class in Cuba since the Cuban Revolution. She has traveled to Cuba several times. She also does work on African American women's organizations and on race, gender, and violence in editorial cartoons. Dr. Jackson is an active member of several professional sociology associations.