Marcus Britton

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Office: Bolton Hall 760
Phone: (414) 229-5308
E-mail: britton@uwm.edu

Fall Office Hours: TR 10:00–11:00am and by appointment

Degree: Ph.D., Sociology, Northwestern University

Research Interests: Urban Sociology, Economic Sociology, Organization Theory, Public Space, Residential Segregation, Race and Ethnic Relations

Teaching Interests:
Economy and Society; Urban Sociology; Research Methods; Statistics

Spring 2010 Courses
SOCIOL 330-201: Economy and Society
SOCIOL/URB STD 982: Methods of Research and Analysis for Urban Social Institutions II

Fall 2009 Courses
SOCIOL 330-202: Economy and Society (pdf)
SOCIOL 361-401: Research Methods in Sociology (pdf)

Selected Publications:
Britton, Marcus, and William Ocasio. 2007. "Urbanization and Spatial Organization: Hospital and Orphanage Location in Chicago, 1848-1916." Social Forces 85: 1303 – 131

Britton, Marcus. 2008. "'My Regular Spot': Race and Territory in Urban Public Space." Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 27:442-468