A History of Race Relations Research First Generation Recollections

by John H. Stanfield, II

• ISBN13: 9780803950047
• ISBN10: 0803950047
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-07-09
• Publisher: Sage Publications

Summary

Winner of the Outstanding Book Award on the subject matter of human rights in North America by The Gustavus Myers Center While race relations research is currently a central topic in most social science disciplines, it was not long ago that it was a stigmatized, understudied specialty. How this transformation took place is the focus of this fascinating volume. Here, many of the key figures in the post-World War II development of race research tell their own stories--of their experiences with race and racism, of the developing interest in understanding race as a social force, and of the major milestones that established it as a legitimate research domain. Through a mixture of personal and intellectual biographical information by such noted figures as Bob Blauner, Daniel Fusfeld, Milton Gordon, Lewis Killian, Harry Kitano, Hyland Lewis, Stanley Lieberson, Thomas Pettigrew, Richard Robbins, Peter Rose, Pierre van den Berghe, and Frank Westie, this collection of life histories gives the reader an insider's history of this exciting field of study. For students and professionals across the social sciences, this book is a must.

Table of Contents

Introduction - Bob Blauner

`But Things Are Much Worse for the Negro People'

Race and Radicalism in my Life and Work - Daniel R Fusfeld

Studying the Ghetto Economy - Milton M Gordon

From Assimilation to Human Nature (and Back) - John H Stanfield II

`Friendly Margins'

A Wonderful Afternoon With Hylan Lewis - Lewis M Killian

A Sociologist Prospers in the Race Relations Industry - Harry H L Kitano

In Search of an Identity - Stanley Lieberson

Jews, Blacks and A Piece of the Pie

A Memoir - Thomas F Pettigrew

How Events Shape Theoretical Frames

A Personal Statement - Richard Robbins

From Home to HBCUs

A Sociologist's Reflections on Change and Transition in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Peter I Rose

White Liberal

Some Reflections on Personal and Professional Socialization and the Field of Race Relations - Pierre L van den Berghe

A Francophone African Encounters the Theory and Practice of American Race Relations - Frank R Westie

Race Stratification and the Culture of Legitimation