Aldridge, Delores P(atricia)

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ALDRIDGE, Delores P(atricia)

ALDRIDGE, Delores P(atricia). American. Genres: Sociology, Cultural/Ethnic topics. Career: Tampa Urban League, Tampa, FL, associate director, 1966; Greater Lafayette Community Centers, director of community development, 1969-70, executive director, 1969-71; Emory University, Atlanta, GA, founding director of the department of Afro-American and African studies, 1971-90, assistant professor, 1971-75, associate professor, 1975-88, professor of sociology, 1988-, Grace Towns Hamilton Distinguished Professor of Sociology, 1990-. Shaw University, Raleigh, NC, and Spelman College, Atlanta, GA, adjunct associate professor of sociology, 1971-75; Clark Atlanta University, member of board of trustees, 1988-. Consultant and panelist for the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment of the Humanities, and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1971-; consultant for organizations, including Southern Regulatory Council, 1972-78, Southern Association of College and Schools, 1973-, and Center for the Study of Black Family Life, 1975-. Publications: A Statement on Racial Ethnic, 1987; (ed.) Black Male-Female Relationships: A Resource Book of Selected Materials, 1989; Focusing: Black Male-Female Relationships, 1991. Address: Department of Sociology, Emory University, 201 B Candler Library Bldg., Atlanta, GA 30322, U.S.A.