WRIGHT, James D(avid)

WRIGHT, James D(avid). American, b. 1947. Genres: Sociology. Career: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, assistant professor, 1973-76, associate professor, 1976-79, professor of sociology, 1979-88; Social and Demographic Research Institute, associate director, 1975-82, director, 1982-85, director of research, 1985-88; Tulane University, New Orleans, Favrot Professor of Human Relations, 1988-2001; University of Central Florida, Provost Distinguished Research Professor, 2001-. Also serves as consultant to private industry and human service organizations. Publications: The Dissent of the Governed, 1976; (with P.H. Rossi) Social Science and Natural Hazards, 1981; (with Rossi and K. Daly) Under the Gun, 1983; (with Rossi and A. Anderson) The Handbook of Survey Research, 1983; (with Rossi) Armed and Considered Dangerous: A Survey of Felons and Their Firearms, 1986, rev. ed., 1994; (with R.F. Hamilton) The State of the Masses, 1986; (with E. Weber) Homelessness and Health, 1987; Address Unknown: The Homeless in America, 1989; (with J.A. Devine) The Greatest of Evils: Urban Poverty and the American Underclass, 1993; (with J.F. Sheley) Gun Acquisition and Possession in Selected Juvenile Samples, 1993; (with Sheley) In the Line of Fire: Youths, Guns, and Violence in Urban America, 1995; Fixin' to Git: One Fan's NASCAR Love Affair, 2002. Author of journal articles, monographs, published papers, and book reviews. Address: Dept of Sociology, Phillips Hall 403-Q, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, U.S.A. On- line address: [email protected]