African American Pioneers of Sociology: A Critical History

Pierre Saint-Arnaud

Published by University of Toronto Press 2009

African American Pioneers of Sociology

A Critical History

Pierre Saint-Arnaud
Translated by: Peter Feldstein

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https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442687325

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About this book

In African American Pioneers of Sociology,Pierre Saint-Arnaud examines the lasting contributions that African Americans have made to the field of sociology.

Author / Editor information

Saint-Arnaud Pierre :

Pierre Saint-Arnaud is a professor in the Department of Sociology at Université Laval.

Feldstein Peter :

Peter Feldstein is a Montreal-based freelance translator who specializes in literature, politics, and the sciences.

Reviews

Aldon Morris:
‘This book is an important addition for all who wish to understand the rise of American social science. The contributions of these ebony sociologists lead one to marvel at how such a sophisticated corpus of work could arise from the segregated and barely funded halls of Atlanta, Howard, Fisk, and Lincoln universities.’

Sebastián Gil-Riaño:
'This important and timely work makes an important contribution to discussions of how 'race' has been constructed in the human sciences and in American history.'

From African American Pioneers of Sociology:
'Du Bois, Frazier, Cox, and the other scholars examined in this book carried the burden of institutional racism throughout their lives. At the same time, with each of their works, they brought forward an entirely different representation of their true place in social science and society alike. Of course, there was no way for them to break down all the barriers of racial discrimination, but their constructive resistance to it was crucial to what scientific success they had. By refusing to internalize the degrading image of the black minority embodied in the dominant white model, by refusing to apply the stereotyping language of the Other to themselves, they succeeded in the task of inventing an original African American sociology.'

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part one: Anglo-American Sociology and the Race Question
1. From the Civil War to the First World War Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
2. The Rise of the Chicago School Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
3. From the Second World War to the 1960s Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
Part two: The Genesis of African American Sociology, 1896–1964
4. W.E.B. Du Bois: Scientific Sociology and Exclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
5. Four ‘New Negroes’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
6. Edward Franklin Frazier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	204
Part three: From Explanation to Comprehension Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
Postface: Imagining a Different History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	345
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	371

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 394

eBook

Published: February 7, 2009
ISBN: 9781442687325