Black Reflective Sociology: Epistemology, Theory, and Methodology

ISBN-13: 9781598746471 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 361 str.

John H. Stanfield II

Opis

John H. Stanfield II, the leading contemporary Black sociologist of knowledge, distills decades of his research and thinking in a set of articles--some original to the volume, others from fugitive sources--that address race in the formation of epistemologies, theories, and methodologies in social science. Stanfield's contributions to the discipline, such as the adoption of restorative justice as an anti-racism solution in multiracial societies and the development of African diasporic sociological reasoning, are highlighted here. Ranging widely across theoretical, methodological, and substantive topics, Stanfield creates a reflective sociology viewed through an African diasporic lens that enriches the thinking and practice of social science.

Spis treści

Introduction, John H. Stanfield II; Part I Epistemological Considerations; Chapter 1 The Ethnocentric Basis of Social Science, John H. Stanfield II; Chapter 2 Epistemological Considerations in Race and Ethnicity in Research Methods, John H. Stanfield II; Chapter 3 Slipping Through the Front Door: Relevant Social Scientific Evaluation in the People of Color Century, John H. Stanfield II; Chapter 4 Prophetic Social Scientists, John H. Stanfield II; Chapter 5 Epistemological Reconsiderations and New Considerations: Or What Have I Been Learning Since 1993, John H. Stanfield II; Part II Rethinking and Reconceptualizing Race and Ethnicity; Chapter 6 Theoretical and Ideological Barriers to the Study of Race-Making in Mature Industrial Societies, John H. Stanfield II; Chapter 7 Racism in America and in Other Race-Centered Nation-States: Synchronic Considerations, John H. Stanfield II; Chapter 8 Ethnic Pluralism and Civic Responsibility in Post Cold War America, John H. Stanfield II; Chapter 9 The Nebulous State of American Race Relations Theories: Anomalies, Paradigmatic Erosion, and Decline, John H. Stanfield II; Chapter 10 The Myth of Race and the Human Sciences, John H. Stanfield II; Chapter 11 Multiethnic Societies and Regions, John H. Stanfield II; Chapter 12 Sociological and Theological Musings about Race as a Dehumanizing Human Experience, John H. Stanfield II; Part III Qualitative Methods: Epistemological and Theory of Practice Considerations; Chapter 13 Methodological Reflections: An Introduction to Race and Ethnicity in Research Methods, John H. Stanfield II; Chapter 14 Life History Analysis and Racial Stratification Research, John H. Stanfield II; Chapter 15 Archival Methods in Race Relations Research, John H. Stanfield II; Chapter 16 Ethnic Modeling in Qualitative Research, John H. Stanfield II; Chapter 17 Racial and Ethnic Conflict Studies: Methodological Dilemmas, John H. Stanfield II; Chapter 18 Psychoanalytic Ethnography and the Transformation of Racially Wounded Communities, John H. Stanfield II; Chapter 19 The Possible Restorative Justice Functions of Qualitative Research, John H. Stanfield II;

O autorze

John H. Stanfield, II (B.A. magna cumlaude, summa cumlaude in Sociology, California State University Fresno, M.A. Ph.D. in Sociology, Northwestern University, Masters of Sacred Theology, Boston University) is Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies, African Studies, American Studies, International Studies, Philanthropic Studies, and Sociology and Director of The Research Program on Transcultural and Intercultural Philanthropic Studies at Indiana University Bloomington and is a consulting faculty member with Fielding Graduate University School of Human and Organization Development, a honorary faculty member of Unipalmares University in Sao Paulo Brazil, and is a recent Distinguished Fulbright Chair in American Studies and Sociology at the Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is author and editor of numerous articles and books on research methods, African American studies, philanthropy, and social theory.