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About Matthew Desmond
American sociologist
Matthew Desmond is an American sociologist and professor at Princeton University. He is known for his work on housing, poverty, and inequality, and for leading the Eviction Lab there. At Princeton, he serves as the Maurice P. During Professor of Sociology and as principal investigator of the Eviction Lab. He was formerly the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2022.
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- “Families with children were turned away in as many as 7 in 10 housing searches.”Matthew Desmond
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- “The first priority of any serious program against poverty is to strengthen the male role in poor families.”George Gilder
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- “I think people expect mud at festivals, I think you'd be asking for your money back if you didn't get it.”Peter Hook
- “I had to let go of many things because we did not have much money growing up. Like joining the Film Institute…”Farah Khan
- “Ultimately, much of the dysfunction in Congress is due to the impact of big money, which drowns out the voice…”Raja Krishnamoorthi
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Books by Matthew Desmond
Evicted
2017
Race in America
2016