Finding the African Americans That Middletown Left Out [electronic resource] : The Field Notes of a Sociologist

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Dennis, Rutledge M.

Contributor:

• Lynd, Robert Staughton, Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• African Americans--Indiana--Muncie--Social conditions--20th century.
• African Americans--Middle West--Social conditions--20th century--Case studies.
• Muncie (Ind.)--History--20th century.
• African Americans--Social conditions--20th century--Middle West--Case studies.
• African Americans--Social conditions--20th century--Indiana--Muncie.

Local Subjects:

• African Americans--Indiana--Muncie--Social conditions--20th century.
• African Americans--Middle West--Social conditions--20th century--Case studies.
• Muncie (Ind.)--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (533 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Finding the African Americans That Middletown Left Out

Place of Publication:

Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The author provides journals of field work, and interviews with the African American members of a community depicted in a famous sociological study, in which they were previously ignored. Dr. Dennis lives in the community and carefully annotates his findings by reporting on the religious, political, educational, and ethnic beliefs, values, and behaviors displayed by members of the community.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword by Rutledge M. Denis; Preface by Susan R. Trencher; Acknowledgements; Introduction by Hugh Gusterson; Chapter 1: Entering the Field (1980); Chapter 2: First Acquaintances; Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Community; Chapter 4: Getting Started: Student Workers, Background Research and Networking; Chapter 5: Conversations, Opinions, and Confidences; Chapter 6: Searching for Self: Religion and Conversion, Black Issues and Identity; Chapter 7: Interviewing in Earnest; Chapter 8: Wrapping Up and Leave-Taking; Conclusion; Afterword; Index

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-7734-1117-8

OCLC:

796383910