| Anne Hendershott | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 (age 55–56) |
| Occupation | Writer, Professor |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | Central Connecticut State University, Kent State University |
| Genres | Sociology |
| Subjects | Politics, Deviance, Abortion |
| Notable work(s) | The Politics of Abortion, The Politics of Deviance |
Anne B. Hendershott (born c. 1956) is an American sociologist and author. She is the author of several books, including The Politics of Deviance, The Politics of Abortion, and most recently Status Envy: The Politics of Catholic Higher Education She has taught at the University of San Diego and is currently Professor of Urban Affairs at The King's College in New York City.
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Hendershott received her B.A. and M.S. degrees from Central Connecticut State University and her Ph.D. in Sociology from Kent State University.[1] She is a devout Roman Catholic who was written extensively on abortion and the pro-life movement, she lives in Milford, Connecticut, with her husband.
As a sociology professor at the University of San Diego, a Catholic university, she contributed opinion articles to the San Diego Union-Tribune.[2][3] Hendershott taught at San Diego for 15 years before transferring to The King's College in New York City in 2008.[4] Her articles have also appeared in National Review magazine.[5]
The Politics of Deviance was generally well received. Patrick Rooney of the New Oxford Review said that, "'Anne Hendershott has a problem — she’s an academic with common sense, which places her at odds with her brethren and with the cultural elite generally." [6] Discovery Institute fellow Philip Gold reviewed that book for The Washington Times favorably: "Here, the author notes correctly, while some forms of traditional deviance get defined out of existence or redefined as positive goods (homosexuality, for example), other hitherto acceptable activities are now stigmatized (smoking). Significantly, most of the work of defining up and down is now handled, not by traditional sources of authority, but by well-organized and well-funded advocacy groups, aided and encouraged by sensationalistic media, postmodern academics, and re-election-fixated politicians."[7] For National Review magazine, Carol Iannone called The Politics of Deviance "in the blandly decadent America of the 21st century...welcome and indeed long overdue."[8]