- 1967 Ph.D. Anthropology; Columbia University
- 1957 MA; New School for Social Research
- 1952 BA; Upsala College
- 1989 Distinguished Achievement Award recipient (ABA)
- Areas of Research: Oaxaca, Mexico, and Urban US
- Selected Publications: Drylongso: A Self-Portrait of Black America (1980), The Dissenters: Voices From Contemporary America (1986), Thrice Shy: Cultural Accommodation to Blindness and Other Disasters in a Mexican Community (1970)