1 option
Finding the African Americans that Middletown left out : the field notes of a sociologist / Rutledge M. Dennis ; with a preface by Susan R. Trencher and an introduction by Hugh Gusterson.
Penn Museum Library E185.86 .D464 2012
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dennis, Rutledge M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Middle West--Social conditions--20th century--Case studies.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Indiana--Muncie--Social conditions--20th century.
- Social conditions.
- Muncie (Ind.)--History--20th century.
- Muncie (Ind.).
- Indiana--Muncie.
- Middle West.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xxxi, 483 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston, NY : Edwin Mellen Press, 2012.
- Contents:
- Entering the field
- First acquaintances
- Getting to know the community
- Getting started: student workers
- Background research and networking
- Conversations, opinions and confidences
- Searching for self: religion and conversion, black issues and identity
- Interviewing in earnest
- Wrapping up and leave-taking.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 077342623X
- 9780773426238
- OCLC:
- 776520467
- Publisher Number:
- 99949059207
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.