Black reflective sociology : epistemology, theory, and methodology / John H. Stanfield, II.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stanfield, John H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Research.

African Americans.

African Americans--Social conditions.

Ethnocentrism--United States--History.

Ethnocentrism.

Race relations.

Research.

History.

United States--Race relations--Research.

United States.

Physical Description:

361 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, [2011]

Summary:

Stanfield (African American and African diaspora studies and sociology, Indiana U.-Bloomington) collects 19 essays and articles he has written over the past 25 years. The title indicates his interest in reflecting on patterns in literature rather than collecting empirical evidence. His themes are epistemological considerations, rethinking and reconceptualzing race and ethnicity, and epistemological and theory-of-practice considerations of qualitative methods. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction

Epistemological considerations

The ethnocentric basis of social science

Slipping through the front door : relevant social scientific evaluation in the people of color century

Prophetic social scientists

Epistemological reconsiderations and new considerations : or what have i been learning since 1993

Rethinking and reconceptualizing race and ethnicity

Theoretical and ideological barriers to the study of race making in mature industrial societies

Racism in America and in other race-centered nation-states : synchronic considerations

Ethnic pluralism and civic responsibility in post Cold War America

The nebulous state of American race relations theories : anomalies, paradigmatic erosion, and decline

The myth of race and the human sciences

Building functional and productive multiethnic societies

Sociological and theological musings about race

Qualitative methods : epistemological and theory of practice considerations

Methodological reflections : an introduction to race and ethnicity in research methods

Life history analysis and racial stratification research

Archival methods in race relations research

Ethnic modeling in qualitative research

Racial and ethnic conflict studies : methodological dilemmas

Psychoanalytic ethnography and the transformation of racially wounded communities

The possible restorative justice functions of qualitative research.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1598746472

9781598746464

1598746464

9781598746471

OCLC:

687676664

Publisher Number:

99946405082