Judith Rollins is a Professor Emeritus of Africana Studies and Sociology at Wellesley College.
Rollins earned her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Howard University, and her PhD in Sociology from Brandeis University.
[1][2] Her research interests are in gender, race and class.
[3] The book was a participant observation study in which Rollins studied the relationships between black women domestic workers and their white employers,[4] and revealed insights into domination, deferential behaviours and power dynamics of gender, ethnicity and class.
[5][6] From 2008 to 2009, Rollins was president of the Association of Black Sociologists.