Richard Thompson Ford facts for kids
Richard Thompson Ford is a well-known law professor at Stanford Law School. He studies important topics like how laws affect different groups of people, how local governments work, why some neighborhoods are separated by race, and how to prevent unfair treatment in jobs.
Professor Ford has also worked to help cities and towns with problems like finding affordable homes for everyone and stopping neighborhoods from being separated. His book, Rights Gone Wrong: How Law Corrupts the Struggle for Equality, was even named one of the top 100 books by the New York Times in 2011. He also wrote a book in 2021 about dress codes and how fashion connects to power and rules.
He went to Stanford University for his first degree in 1988 and then studied law at Harvard Law School, finishing in 1991.
Books by Richard Ford
Richard Ford has written several books that explore important ideas about law, fairness, and society. Here are some of his notable works:
- Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History (2021): This book looks at how rules about what we wear have changed through history and how they relate to power.
- Universal Rights Down to Earth (2011): This book talks about how big ideas of human rights can be used in everyday life.
- Rights Gone Wrong: How Law Corrupts the Struggle for Equality (2011): This book explores how laws, even those meant to help, can sometimes make the fight for fairness harder.
- The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse (2008): In this book, he discusses how talking about race can sometimes make things more difficult if not done carefully.
- Racial Culture: A Critique (2005): This book looks closely at how race and culture connect in society.
