Ellwyn R. Stoddard (born February 16, 1927) is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Anthropology at the

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where he began teaching in 1965. He was born in

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. Stoddard is an expert on Mexican borderlands culture. He wrote the ''Borderlands Sourcebook'', ''Mexican Americans'', ''Maquila: Assembly Plants in Northern Mexico'' as well as about 100 articles, chapters or books largely relating to Borderlands Culture. Among other things, Stoddard has argued Maquilas are safer and give better benefits than other factories in the region.Raat, William Dirk. ''Mexico and the United States: Ambivalent Vistas''. (Albany: University of Georgia Press, 2004) p. 191
/ref> Stoddard was the founder of the

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. He has been included in '' Who's Who in America'' Stoddard is a member of

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*Conrey Bryson. "Saints at the Pass" in ''Ensign'', Dec. 1991. {{DEFAULTSORT:Stoddard, Ellwyn R. 1927 births Living people American Latter Day Saints University of Texas at El Paso faculty American sociologists People from Garland, Utah